Markets Mixed as Traders Weigh Rates Outlook

Markets Mixed as Traders Weigh Rates Outlook

Explore the background of Markets Mixed as Traders Weigh Rates Outlook in this comprehensive feature.

Tokyo - Nikkei 225: DOWN 1.6 percent at 38,202.37 (close)

Hong Kong - Hang Seng Index: DOWN 0.8 percent at 18,334.94

Shanghai - Composite: DOWN 0.6 percent at 3,128.48 (close)

London - FTSE 100: UP 0.4 percent at 8,348.50

Dollar/yen: UP at 155.32 yen from 154.68 yen on Tuesday

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Euro/dollar: DOWN at $1.0745 from $1.0758

Pound/dollar: DOWN at $1.2487 from $1.2509

Euro/pound: UP at 86.05 from 85.98 pence

West Texas Intermediate: DOWN 0.9 percent at $77.71 per barrel

Brent North Sea Crude: DOWN 0.9 percent at $82.43 per barrel

New York - Dow: UP 0.1 percent at 38,884.26 (close)

Source: AFP

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