Asian stocks rebound after a period of losses

News of the day, Tuesday, June 21

Oil prices rose today with Brent crude futures up 0.7%, adding to yesterday’s gain of 0.9%. WTI crude futures rose 1.5% from Friday’s close.

Stocks rose on Tuesday after a steep selloff. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific outside Japan rose 1.3%, and Nikkei 225 gained 2.22%. EUROSTOXX 50 futures up 0.6% and FTSE futures gained 0.5%.

The dollar was down today in Asia as investors trace possible monetary policy shifts. The U.S Dollar Index fell 0.34%.

Key quotes for today:     
Brent — $115.70 
WTI — $110.30 
GBP/USD — 1.2299 
EUR/USD — 1.0567 
XAU/USD — $1835.40