“Equity sentiment remained positive in Europe but quickly soured in the U.S. as Fed speakers urged further fiscal support for the economy,” Westpac Institutional Bank analysts said in a note. In Asia, E-mini futures for the S&P 500 fell 0.11%, Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 lost 1.6% and Japan’s Nikkei 225 declined 0.56%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index futures dropped 0.92%.
– Stocks-Markets-Economic Times
