Asia Index Futures Gain After U.S. Records as Dollar Holds Loss

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-26/asia-index-futures-gain-after-u-s-records-as-dollar-holds-loss

Asian equity-index futures signaled gains after U.S. stocks finished the week at all-time highs amid earnings reports and data that pushed back expectations for interest-rate increases. The dollar held near its lowest level in seven weeks.

Futures on the S&P/ASX 200 Index and Hang Seng Index climbed 0.4 percent in most recent trading. Contracts on the Nikkei 225 Stock Average as of 8:20 a.m. in Tokyo showed the gauge may open little changed after closing above 20,000 for the first time in 15 years last week. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index rose less than 0.1 percent after capping its fifth decline in six weeks. The euro was steady after gaining Friday even as talks on aid for Greece ended in acrimony. U.S. oil fluctuated after dropping 1 percent Friday.

The yen was 0.1 percent stronger at 118.88. Speculation that BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda will seek more action has driven a rally in sovereign bonds that cut the two-year yield to minus 0.02 percent on April 24.