World Markets

Asian markets finished higher today with shares in China leading the region. The Shanghai Composite is up 0.91% while Hong Kong's Hang Seng is up 0.72% and Japan's Nikkei 225 is up 0.65%.

Asian Indexes

  Index Country Change % Change Level Last Update
  Australia ASX All Ordinaries Australia -36.40 -0.63% 5,786.40 12:10am ET
  Shanghai SE Composite Index China +24.40 +0.91% 2,703.51 2:29am ET
  Hang Seng Hong Kong +188.47 +0.72% 26,372.00 3:08am ET
  Mumbai Sensex India +317.72 +0.90% 34,733.60 Oct 12
  Nikkei 225 Japan +140.82 +0.65% 21,821.16 1:15am ET
  Taiwan TSEC 50 Index Taiwan +31.60 +0.32% 9,828.69 12:33am ET

World Currencies

Currencies vs. USD $1= % Change
 
 Canada Dollar 1.3180 +0.2510%
 
 European Euro 0.8731 -0.3485%
 
 United Kingdom Pound 0.7780 -0.1412%
 
 Japan Yen 112.4980 -0.1996%
Data as of 2:41pm ET