Japan -0.88%.
China -0.55%.
Hong Kong +0.66%.
Australia -0.21%
India -0.45%.
U.S. stocks had a terrible week. The Nasdaq dropped 0.61% on Friday, giving it a 2.41% loss for the week. The Dow gained 0.5% and the S&P rose 0.2%, but they still ended the week lower, with the S&P turning in its worst weekly performance in nearly two months.
Oil prices eased on Monday after rising 2% in the previous session as investors shrugged off the impact of Russian output cuts, instead focusing on short-term demand concerns stemming from refinery maintenance in Asia and the United States.
Brent crude futures fell 69 cents, or 0.8%, to $85.70 a barrel by 0153 GMT after a 2.2% gain on Friday. West Texas Intermediate or WTI was at $79.04 a barrel, down 68 cents, or 0.9%, after rising 2.1% in the previous session.
Gold prices edged lower on Monday on a firmer dollar as investors squared positions before U.S. inflation data that could influence the Federal Reserve’s rate-hike roadmap.
Spot gold was down 0.2% at $1,861.95 per ounce, as of 0302 GMT. U.S. gold futures eased 0.1% to $1,872.20. Spot silver fell 0.5% to $21.89 per ounce, platinum lost 0.4% to $941.06, while palladium rose 0.7% to $1,552.80.
US futures higher. Dow Jones -0.24%; S&P 500 -0.32%; Nasdaq-0.37%.