The Global Market Sell-Off Continues In Asia Overnight
Right now, the Japanese Nikkei 225 is down 1.1% and the Hong Kong Hang Seng is down 0.4%, while the Shanghai Composite and the Australian S&P/ASX 200 are both down 0.8%.
There are no major data releases in Asia Friday. The only notable release in the eurozone is euro area-wide consumer price inflation, out at 4 AM ET. U.S. housing starts and building permits are out at 8:30, and the latest University of Michigan consumer confidence reading is released at 9:55.
Gold continues to trade higher after posting big gains Thursday. Right now, the shiny yellow metal is up 0.4% from Thursday's close, trading at $1366 an ounce.
S&P 500 futures are currently up 0.1%. The index has closed down in seven of the past nine trading sessions.