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singapore, malaise yarks taiwan and the philippines looking quite good. korea holding on to gains from yesterday. weakness coming through on the nikkei 225. we had the first quarter g.d.p. numbers coming through in line with what the market was looking for. we have seen japanese stocks if you can t. that is due to the fabblingt that we are fact that we are still seeing some weakness. down.5%. still an hour to go in the morning session. weakness in australia. down .2%. just want to do a quick check on the aussie dollar as we await these dollars coming through out of china. leaving rates on hold yesterday and the yen continuing to strength playing into the equity market. through 107, 106.76, rish. rishaad: we have a survey, bloomberg survey expecting more signs of stability but perhaps indications of weakness. still waiting for the numbers to cross. a little bit delayed today. but you re wait. we re going to see maybe a return to a little bit more weakness. is that th ....
bloomberg.com. let s check markets in asia pacific. in new zealand, down a quarter of a percent, the new zealand .ollar at $.70 the strength of the kiwi weighing on equities and exports. over to japan, futures trading in chicago, and it is pointing to a much lower open from friday s close, the japanese yen continuing to rise. no trading inket, australia, a public holiday for the queen s birthday. morning,tory this president obama says a massacre at a gay nightclub in florida is an attack on all americans. it is being investigated as an act of terrorism. by a lone 53 wounded gunman in the worst mass shooting in u.s. history. we have yvonne man with the latest on this. asnne: the attack happened 300 people were dancing and drinking. people described chaos and horror with dozens dead and injured as survivors rush to escape. ae assault was followed by three-hour standoff with people trapped inside becoming hostages. teams form thelt ves tosetting off explosio distract the g ....
and let s check in on the markets in asia pacific this monday morning. of 1%aland, a third higher, a stronger kiwi as well, and the remain campaign is gaining momentum after that tragic assassination of jo cox. australia looking like this, pointing to a lower open. dollar at $.74, strengthening. japan, futures trading in chicago, gain on friday. it will extend gains today according to futures in chicago, yen weakening.e can i brexit will dominate markets this week, but india will have to deal with a looming departure. the r.b.i. governor says he will not take another term in september. is this a surprise? rexou have brexit and now it, double stress test for india. on themore pressure currency, the ruby powered by over 2400 journalists and 150 bureaus around the world, this is bloomberg news. his departure could be a question of lost credibility. the rupeee a look at in the last three years, he has strengthened it. in terms of stability, he has done so. in 2013, morgan ....
investors read main concern about remain concerned about the referendum in britain. do let us know what you think of our top stories. that is my handle, @rishaadtv. please use #trendingbusiness. negativity in the index futures, indicating a mixed picture. trying to make sense of this market. there are conflicting catalysts. sidelinedincreasingly as voters go to the polls. saying when we are it comes to sydney, hanging onto gains. japanese stocks falling for the first time in four days, the nikkei 225 down. kiwi stocks down. entering the fray, straight times index singapore stocks up. seeing some good gains. the regional benchmark falling. quite a bit of weakness. yellen and janet that first day of testimony, striking a cautious tone. not as impactful given that it comes on the back of the decision to hold again. we take a listen to what she had to say. cautiously will allow us to keep the monetary policy and support to economic growth in place. this is while we assess ....
recordin recoiling. let us know what you think of our top stories. follow me on twitter at @rishaadtv, don t forget to use #trendingbusiness as well. , a lot ofl volatility. it has been a whipsaw session. let s start off with equity markets. the msci asia-pacific into negative territory. we are seeing some of these utilitiesil, gas, and starting to drag on the overall picture. taiwan, singapore, and malaysia joining the fray. times at a 10th of 1% at the open. kiwi stocks hanging onto gains, off session highs. australia extending losses. energy and materials names dragging things down. these oscillations in the yen playing on exporters, a general risk off sentiment suggesting , we aret earlier bounce now seeing people selling on the news. saying that we could just be getting a dose of reality, causing fees skittishness we are seeing. in terms of the currencies we are watching, the yen sitting at 105.06. we are starting to strengthen as we speak. early on, we had it almo ....