Asian stock indexes were mixed in today’s trade, despite gains on Wall Street, under pressure from fears that the war in Ukraine could escalate after the United States authorized strikes on Russian territory with American-made long-range missiles, the Associated Press reported.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.2 percent to 38,352.34, but South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.4 percent to 2,482.29 and Australia’s S&P/ASX dipped 0.6 percent to 8,326 ,30 points.
In currency markets, the US dollar rose to ¥155.47 from ¥154.54 yesterday, and the euro fell to $1.0588 from ¥1.0598 yesterday.
The Dow Jones industrial average lost 120.66 points, or 0.28 percent, to 43,268.94.
The broader Standard & Poor’s 500, however, rose 23.36 points, or 0.40 percent, to 5,916.98.
The high-tech Nasdaq rose 195.66 points, or 1.04 percent, to 18,987.47.
Futures for today are going up.