World Markets

Asian markets finished sharply lower on Friday with shares in Japan leading the region. The Nikkei 225 is down 2.02% while Hong Kong's Hang Seng is off 1.62% and China's Shanghai Composite is lower by 1.53%.

Asian Indexes

  Index Country Change % Change Level Last Update
  Australia ASX All Ordinaries Australia -56.50 -0.99% 5,678.80 Dec 14
  Shanghai SE Composite Index China -40.31 -1.53% 2,593.74 Dec 14
  Hang Seng Hong Kong -429.56 -1.62% 26,094.79 Dec 14
  Mumbai Sensex India +33.29 +0.09% 34,733.58 Oct 12
  Nikkei 225 Japan -441.36 -2.02% 21,374.83 Dec 14
  Taiwan TSEC 50 Index Taiwan -84.60 -0.86% 9,774.16 Dec 14

World Currencies

Currencies vs. USD $1= % Change
 
 Canada Dollar 1.3381 0.0000%
 
 European Euro 0.8841 0.0000%
 
 United Kingdom Pound 0.7943 0.0000%
 
 Japan Yen 113.4310 0.0000%
Data as of 9:31pm ET