FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The economic calendar in the Asian session showed better than expected Tankan figures in both manufacturing and non-manufacturing indicators in Japan, and mixed Vehicle Sales in June. Australia saw its inflation declining from 1.9% to 1.6% in June (YoY) . Final Chinese HSBC PMI dropped to 48.2 in June (48.1 consensus).
While Hong Kong’s stock market was closed for holiday, China’s Shanghai Composite rose by +0.08%, like Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average did. South Korea’s Kospi fell by -0.11%, but Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 index jumped by +1.00%.
Futures for the German DAX 30 and the French CAC 40 are signaling a higher open by 0.18% and 0.13%. WTI crude oil trades at 83.68, down by -1.50%, and Gold falls by -0.38%, at 1592.
While Hong Kong’s stock market was closed for holiday, China’s Shanghai Composite rose by +0.08%, like Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average did. South Korea’s Kospi fell by -0.11%, but Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 index jumped by +1.00%.
Futures for the German DAX 30 and the French CAC 40 are signaling a higher open by 0.18% and 0.13%. WTI crude oil trades at 83.68, down by -1.50%, and Gold falls by -0.38%, at 1592.
