16 Oct 2013
Uneasy conclusions in Washington leave Asian equities in red
FXstreet.com (Chicago) – Washington was unable to pull off a deal yesterday to solve the crisis and with one day before the deadline, agencies such as Fitch announce possible downgrades to the country’s ratings.
The Nikkei 225 remains with slight gains at 0.06% similarly to the Australian S&P/ASX 200 index also matched by the Indonesian IDX up 0.74%. On the contrary, China prints losses with the Shanghai Composite down 0.45% along the Hang Seng down 0.56% and the Indian S&P CNX Nifty and Sensex indexes down 0.39% and 0.29% respectively.
The Nikkei 225 remains with slight gains at 0.06% similarly to the Australian S&P/ASX 200 index also matched by the Indonesian IDX up 0.74%. On the contrary, China prints losses with the Shanghai Composite down 0.45% along the Hang Seng down 0.56% and the Indian S&P CNX Nifty and Sensex indexes down 0.39% and 0.29% respectively.