Futures suggested a flat open in Asia on Tuesday following directionless trade in yesterday’s session.
Futures suggested a flat open in Asia on Tuesday following directionless trade in yesterday’s session as major markets around the world were closed for various holidays.
Japanese futures pointed up, with Nikkei futures in both Chicago and Osaka edging higher by 0.04 percent at 19,690 against the Nikkei 225’s Monday close of 19,682.57.
Australian SPI futures added 0.04 percent to trade at 5,709 compared to the S&P/ASX 200’s close of 5,707.072 yesterday.
Markets in Hong Kong and China are closed today for a public holiday. Stateside, markets in the U. S. were closed on Monday for Memorial Day.
In currency news, the dollar strengthened against a basket of six rival currencies to trade at 97.698 after holding steady in the last session around the 97.4 handle. The dollar hit a near six and a half month low last week. Dollar/yen was steady, trading at 111.21.
The British pound recovered after falling last week following polls showing U.
