Nikkei leading the way lower holding above the 13k mark; Half Asia closed

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - With markets closed this Wednesday in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Philippines, remaining open local share markets are all in the red, Nikkei index leading the way south down -1.73% at the lunch break in Tokyo, following a volatile day in US equity markets with SP500 closing in NY down -1.05%.

At the same time US Treasury yields printed fresh multi-month highs, with 30 years posting a 1-year high at 3.43%. With US futures currently slightly to the upside near session highs, Australian ASX index is down -0.8%, and Korean Kospi -0.09%.