- Japan -0.73%. Japan's corporate goods price index rose 1.0% Y/Y in March, exceeding a forecast of 0.5% increase, following a 0.6% fall in February.
- Japan wholesale prices jumped 0.8% M/M in March. PPI for March rose 0.8% M/M vs. expectations of 0.4%, prior month 0.4%.
- China -0.91%. Shares edged lower as worries over policy tightening persisted.
- Hong Kong -1.09%. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba’s shares jumped 7% after the imposition of $2.8B antitrust fine removed a regulatory overhang.
- Australia -0.41%.
- Oil prices were little changed, with Brent crude futures up fractionally to $63/barrel. U.S. crude futures traded flat at $59.32/barrel.
- U.S. stock futures are trading lower. Dow Jones -0.32%; S&P 500 -0.32%; Nasdaq -0.33%.