The Nikkei is yesterday's top mover after gaining 1.97%
Today's muted price action is occurring amid mixed market indicators – United States CFTC Crude Oil speculative net positions released yesterday at 20:30 UTC with a figure of 172,400, while the previous figure was 162,600.
“Top Movers” are assets that recorded the highest percentage change compared to their nearest peers. yesterday's most active indices are listed below.
Risk-on mood pushes the Nikkei 1.97% higher
After finishing Thursday at 31,641, Nikkei went up to 32,300 before paring its losses and closing at 32,265.
Risk-on mood pushes the Kospi Composite Index 1.16% higher
On-trend the Kospi Composite Index closed the session yesterday with more of the same: after finishing Thursday at 2,611, the Kospi Composite Index went up to 2,644.7 before paring its losses and closing at 2,641.
The FTSE | Closed yesterday's session at 7,562.36
Having fallen 298.77 points in 11 days, Yesterday's session continued the recent downtrend: the FTSE dipped as low as 7,546.5 before recovering some lost ground. However, the rebound failed to push the stock to where it started the session (7,599.74) with the FTSE closing the day at 7,562.36.