Asia-Pacific Markets Set For Lower Open As Wall Street Rally Falters, Japan Trade Data On Deck
Asia-Pacific Markets Set For Lower Open As Wall Street Rally Falters, Japan Trade Data On Deck
Asia-Pacific markets are set to open lower on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street as both the S&P500 and Nasdaq Composite snapped an eight day winning streak.
隨着標準普爾500指數和納斯達克綜合指數均打破了連續八天的漲勢，亞太市場將在週三開盤走低，追隨華爾街。
The S&P 500 slid 0.2%, while the Nasdaq Composite shed 0.33%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.15%. If the S&P had held its gains for Tuesday, it would have been the broad index's longest winning streak since 2004.
標準普爾500指數下跌0.2％，而納斯達克綜合指數下跌0.33％。道瓊斯工業平均指數下跌0.15％。如果標準普爾指數在週二保持漲勢，那將是該綜合指數自2004年以來最長的連漲紀錄。
In Asia, investors will assess Japan's trade data for July, with economists polled by Reuters forecasting that exports are expected to come in 11.4% higher year on year, while imports are forecast to rise 14.9%.
在亞洲，投資者將評估日本7月份的貿易數據，路透社調查的經濟學家預測，預計出口將同比增長11.4％，而進口預計將增長14.9％。
July will be the last month of trade data recorded before the Bank of Japan's move to raise interest rates at the end of July, which caused the yen to strengthen dramatically.
7月將是日本央行在7月底加息之前記錄的最後一個月的貿易數據，這導致日元大幅走強。
Typically, a weaker yen benefits Japanese exporters and trading houses, heavyweights on the Nikkei 225 and whose rise have been instrumental in lifting the index to its record highs.
通常，日元疲軟有利於日本出口商和貿易公司，他們是日經225指數的重量級人物，他們的上漲有助於將該指數推至歷史新高。
Japan's Nikkei 225 futures pointed to a weaker open for the market, with the futures contract in Chicago at 37,560 and its counterpart in Osaka at 37,530 compared to the previous close of 38,062.92.
日本的日經225指數期貨顯示市場開盤疲軟，芝加哥的期貨合約爲37,560美元，大阪的期貨合約爲37,530，而之前的收盤價爲38,062.92。
Futures for Australia's S&P/ASX 200 stood at 7,897, slightly lower than its last close of 7,997.7.
澳大利亞標準普爾/澳大利亞證券交易所200指數期貨價格爲7,897點，略低於上次收盤價7,997.7點。
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index futures were at 17,360, lower than the HSI's last close of 17,511.08. – CNBC
香港恒生指數期貨價格爲17,360點，低於恒指的最後收盤價17,511.08。— CNBC