Futures pointed to a lower open for Asian equities on Wednesday as markets stateside digested the release of a series of emails from the son of President Donald Trump.
In Asia, Nikkei futures traded in Chicago edged down 0.18 percent to 20,160 and Osaka futures were off 0.42 percent. Futures tipped the the S&P/ASX 200 to open lower. SPI futures were down 1.03 percent.
On Wall Street, stocks closed mixed after dipping on the release of Trump Jr.'s emails. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 0.55 points to close mostly flat at 21,409.07, the S&P 500 slid 0.08 percent, or 1.9 points, to end at 2,425.53 and the Nasdaq rose 0.27 percent, or 16.91 points, to finish the session at 6,193.31.
In currencies, the dollar index, which tracks the dollar against a basket of currencies, traded at 65.669.The dollar was also a bit softer against the yen after trading at a four-month high earlier in the session. The greenback fetched 113.89 yen.
Source: Bloomberg Pro Terminal
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