Asian stock markets close the session in no particular order as geopolitical tensions increase, particularly in the Middle East. Fears of an escalation push the rise in gold and oil.
Central banks are also under the spotlight with investors betting on a cut in interest rates. On the macroeconomic front, after the industrial production of the United Kingdom and the inflation in the second reading in Germany, the price index of France and Spain and the industrial sales from Italy arrive. University of Michigan import prices and consumer confidence expected from the United States. The yen changed little, at 34 year lows against the dollar, at 153.21 and against the euro at 163.81. With trading still underway, Hong Kong (-1.9%), Shanghai (- 0.2%), Shenzhen (-0.5%) and Seoul (-0.,9%) and Mumbai (-0,3%) are falling %. The MSCI Asia-Pacific Index closed moderately higher for Tokyo (+0.21%), while the FTSE 100 closed moderately lower for Tokyo.