US Dollar falls to 13-month lows, Asian stocks sag

The US dollar was down to a 13-month low on Tuesday against a basket of major currencies, extending recent declines as investors positioned for a Federal Reserve meeting starting later in the day.

Undermining the case for a Fed rate increase in coming months, the dollar has been hit by weak U.S. data that has contrasted with an improving economic outlook in Europe and China.

The dollar fell 0.1% to 110.99 yen JPY=D4 on Tuesday, after touching a six-week low of 110.65 yen on Monday.

The dollar index .DXY, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six major peers, pulled back a little to 93.919 on Tuesday. It still remained above Monday's low of 93.823, its lowest level since June 2016.

Japan's Nikkei 225 index slipped by 0.1% to 19,955.20 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.1% to 26,825.91. South Korea's Kospi sank 0.5% 2,438.50. Australia's S&P ASX 200 gained 0.7% to 5,726.60 and the Shanghai Composite index slipped 0.3% to 3,420.25. India's Sensex lost 0.1% to Shares in Southeast Asia were mixed.

Ethereum Stabilised to $200+

One of the hottest cryptocurrency Ethereum stabilised on Wednesday after a free fall for two straight days. Ethereum is up 5% versus US dollar $201.17 at 4.17 a.m. ET.  Ethereum suffered a steep fall about 25% against the US dollar on Monday and Tuesday. It follows a 5,000% rise in the price of Ethereum since the start of the year.

eToro analyst Mati Greenspan told Business Insider on Tuesday that the decline was likely just a correction after such a rapid rise. Concerns over the viability of companies using Ethereum's network to raise money also contributed, he said.

Ethereum is an open-source database overlayed with a digital currency. Bitcoin is designed for spending, Ethereum's token, Ether, simply powers its network. Ethereum's network allows people to write "smart contracts" and people have been using it to raise money online through DIY crowdfundings called "Initial Coin Offerings."  

Bitcoin on Wednesday morning is up 0.24% to $2,322.03 at 4.27 a.m. ET.


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Zynga Shares jumped by 3,292%, Amazon dropped by 87%, Apple down by 14%, eBay soared to 253%

What a day it may have been, Finance website CNNMoney, Bloomberg and Google Finance showed Zynga is up by 3,292%, Amazon plunging 87%, eBay soaring by 253%, Apple dropping 14% and Microsoft jumping 79% late Monday. Unfortunately for Zynga and eBay it was only a glitch.

According to Nasdaq, the erroneous prices came from test data that they sent out that was "improperly" used by some third party companies. It said it's working with those companies to fix the problem as quickly as possible. It was obvious that something was wrong. Apple, Amazon and Microsoft's share prices were all listed as exactly $123.47. So were those of eBay which is up by 254% and video game developer Zynga was up by staggering 3,292%.

The misleading prices appeared on the websites of CNNMoney, Bloomberg and Google Finance. But they didn't appear on Nasdaq's own website.

Nasdaq said the data that was sent out was part of "normal evening test procedures. Well, CNN and other mainstream media company might blame Russia again.




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