(ANSA) – MILAN, AUGUST 27 – Stock markets were mixed in Asia and the Pacific with European and American futures mixed following the drop in consumer confidence in Germany. Tokyo gained 0.47%, Taiwan lost 0.25%, Seoul 0.31% and Sydney 0.16%. Still open are Hong Kong (+0.33%), Shanghai (-0.22%), Mumbai (-0.16%) and Singapore (+0.2%). German annual GDP unchanged in second reading, quarterly decline confirmed. In the afternoon, US house prices, consumer confidence and the Richmond and Dallas Fed indices are expected, along with forecasts for the tertiary sector in Texas. Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel is scheduled to speak. Crude oil (Wti -0.1% to 77.34 dollars per barrel) and gas (-0.49% to 37.47 euros per MWh) are down, reversing their opening trend. Gold is also weak (-0.44% to 2,513.9 dollars per ounce), fresh from a record at 2,526 dollars. The dollar is stable at 0.89 euros, but weakens to 0.75 pounds, while it rises to 1344.68 yen. The spread between 10-year German BTPs and Bunds rose to 136.1 points, with the Italian annual yield increasing by 2 points to 3.61% and the German one by 0.5 points to 2.25%. Semiconductor producers Lasertec (-4.32%), Disco (-2.12%) and Advantest (-1.56%) were weak on the Tokyo market, while the fall in the yen benefited Suzuki (+2.98%), Toyota (+1.79%) and Honda (+1.76%). (ANSA).
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