Asia shares loiter as S&P futures climb fresh peak

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was flat, and also little changed on the week. Japan's Nikkei eased 0.3% and Chinese blue chips 0.1% , with trading very subdued. The outperformance of the U.S. economy helped S&P 500 futures add 0.3% to a new peak, while Nasdaq futures gained 0.4%. EUROSTOXX 50 futures firmed 0.2% and FTSE futures 0.3%.

from Stocks-Markets-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3cWbxx5