Futures on the S&P 500 Index fell after the US benchmark closed at a two-month low, while haven assets including the yen and gold edged higher following gains in US Treasuries. Photo: AFPThe global equities sell-off continued in Asian trading after a slide in oil prices added to reasons for investors to tread carefully ahead of next week’s central bank meetings in the US and Japan. Futures on the S&P 500 Index fell after the US benchmark closed at a two-month low, while haven assets including the yen and gold edged higher following gains in US Treasuries. Australia’s benchmark fell 0.2% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index added 0.2%. Switzerland’s currency was little changed before the nation’s central bank gives its quarterly policy assessment.

Source: Mint September 15, 2016 02:48 UTC