World Markets

Asian markets finished broadly higher today with shares in Japan leading the region. The Nikkei 225 is up 1.29% while China's Shanghai Composite is up 0.60% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng is up 0.07%.

Asian Indexes

  Index Country Change % Change Level Last Update
  Australia ASX All Ordinaries Australia +69.30 +1.16% 6,047.10 1:11am ET
  Shanghai SE Composite Index China +15.28 +0.60% 2,561.61 3:29am ET
  Hang Seng Hong Kong +17.16 +0.07% 25,462.26 Oct 16
  Mumbai Sensex India -382.90 -1.09% 34,733.58 Oct 12
  Nikkei 225 Japan +291.88 +1.29% 22,841.12 2:15am ET
  Taiwan TSEC 50 Index Taiwan -1.96 -0.02% 9,979.14 1:33am ET

World Currencies

Currencies vs. USD $1= % Change
 
 Canada Dollar 1.2997 +0.4793%
 
 European Euro 0.8672 +0.3878%
 
 United Kingdom Pound 0.7607 +0.3244%
 
 Japan Yen 112.2270 -0.1050%
Data as of 1:00pm ET