The shares in Asia-Pacific fell in Monday morning trade as investors watch developments surrounding the recently discovered omicron Covid variant.
In Japan, the Topix index shed 1.35% in early trade. The Kospi in South Korea dropped.
The S&P/ASX 200 fell in morning trade.
The broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down.
TICKER.
The company is
Name.
The price.
Change.
%CHANGE
.N225
The index is called the Nikkei 225.
*NIKKEI.
28751.62
0
0
.
The Hang Seng Index is a measure of the stock market.
*HSI.
There is a document titled "23580.52."
0
0
.AXJO.
The S&P/ASX 200 is a benchmark.
*ASX 200
7212.7
66.6
-0.91
SSEC.
The city of Shanghai.
SHANGHAI.
3564.09
0
0
.KS11
The index is called the koSPI.
*KOSPI.
2936.44
0
0
FNBCTFCA.
CNBC 100 ASIA.
CNBC 100.
9946.58
-208.6
-2.05
The price of oil was higher in the morning.
International benchmark crude futures were up 4%. U.S. crude futures increased to $71.32 per barrel. On Friday, oil saw its worst day of the year.
The spot gold price was down from above $1,800 last week.
The Japanese currency strengthened against the US dollar late last week and is seen as a safe-haven currency.
The US dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of peers, was at 96.212 after a recent drop from above 96.4.
The Australian dollar dropped last week from above $0.725.
