Japan's Nikkei Average Futures decline by 0.42%. The Nikkei Index starts the day with a 0.2% drop to 40,798.96, while the Topix Index falls by 0.3% to 2,804.54. Japanese stocks decrease due to Yen support, with the Nasdaq, S&P 500, and Dow futures down. The S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Dow Jones all close lower in the U.S., with the Nasdaq unofficially down 45.66 points, the S&P 500 down 15.31 points, and the Dow Jones down 172.71 points.
U.S. stocks close lower as Dow, S&P 500 log back-to-back declines https://t.co/KkcZVYCS8v
NASDAQ UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES DOWN 45.66 POINTS, OR 0.28%, AT 16,383.16 S&P 500 UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES DOWN 15.31 POINTS, OR 0.29%, AT 5,218.87 DOW JONES UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES DOWN 172.71 POINTS, OR 0.44%, AT 39,303.19
S&P 500 DOWN 16.53 POINTS, OR 0.32 PERCENT, AT 5,217.65 AFTER MARKET OPEN NASDAQ DOWN 94.76 POINTS, OR 0.58 PERCENT, AT 16,334.06 AFTER MARKET OPEN DOW JONES DOWN 63.67 POINTS, OR 0.16 PERCENT, AT 39,412.23 AFTER MARKET OPEN