Japanese stocks climb amid mixed mood in Asia
The Nikkei closes higher again today as investors continue to chase the 23,000 mark following gains in Wall St overnight. Apple and Facebook earnings also beat out expectations and that is helping out with the risk mood among equities as well.
The Hang Seng is trading 0.9% higher but the Shanghai Composite is down by 0.4% near session lows at the moment, as Chinese PMI data earlier in the day showed further signs of economic struggle.
The overall risk mood continues to hold more steady with US futures near flat levels while bond yields are slightly higher, more so on the short-end of the curve. USD/JPY remains a little weaker at 108.68 with dollar weakness at play there.