Asian equities are weighed lower after the decline in Wall St overnight
Despite ending the day lower, Japanese stocks recovered into the close but it's hardly a win for risk sentiment following the massacre in US trading yesterday. Asian equities are generally lower today with Chinese stocks still rather heavy with the Hang Seng index down 1.7% while the Shanghai Composite is down 0.6%.
Aside from a broad bid in the dolllar, currencies are taking things in stride so far. Do take note that the Treasuries market is closed today so there is little action from yields to drive direction across other asset classes.
The Japanese yen is mostly unchanged against the rest of the major bloc but is lower against the dollar as the greenback remains underpinned ahead of European trading.