Soft end of week in the Asia-Pacific

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - With US SP500 futures slightly off recent fresh 1-month highs above 1675, closing in NY up +1.36%, Asian stock markets are showing soft results, with Nikkei index advancing +0.16% capped around the 14500 points mark.

The Shanghai Composite index is about breaking even with a +0.02% at the moment, while Hong-Kong's Hang-Seng is also little moved down -0.07%. Australian ASX is the big winner of the day up +0.71%, while Korean Kospi is down -0.26%.