Futures for the S&P 500 ESc1 fell 0.39% in Asian trading after the nwes, extending earlier losses, while Treasury yields remained broadly unchanged. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO fell 0.68% as a decline in oil and copper prices weighed on the resources sector. Futures for the tech-heavy Nasdaq NQc1 also fell 0.4% in Asian trading. China’s stock and bond markets, foreign exchange and commodity futures markets are closed Oct 1-8 for the Golden Week holiday. Brent crude futures LCOc1 were trading down 1.22% at $40.43 a barrel in Asia on Friday, while US crude futures were down 1.32% at $38.21 a barrel.

Source: bd News24 October 02, 2020 03:45 UTC