Asian stock markets close mixed, with China suffering due to the contraction of technology stocks. Safe haven assets rise as the specter of the regional banking crisis in the US returns.
On the macroeconomic front, industrial production in France is arriving. The wages index, unemployment rate, consumer confidence and industrial orders are forecast from the U.S. The yen was little changed against the dollar at 146.40, and against the euro at 159.30. It was also positive in Hong Kong (+0.4%), Seoul (+2.9%) and Mumbai (+1.7%)