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FarCenter

(19,429 posts) Sun Oct 13, 2013, 10:16 PM Oct 2013

Japan's Closed, Australia's Up, US Futures Are Way Down

Asian markets are open, and Australia has followed U.S. futures into negative territory.
The S&P/ASX 200 was off -0.62%, which closely tails U.S. S&P futures, which are now down -0.77%.

Korea's Kospi opened higher, turned red, and how now settled at +0.02%.

The Nikkei is closed.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/asia-market-open-october-13-2013-10

Asian and European market get two days to trade before US markets open on Tuesday. The big players who can trade around the clock around the globe will be watching Washington.