Green in the Asia-Pacific overall

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - Local share markets this Tuesday in the Asia-Pacific are overall in the green despite the soft decline in the US equity markets with SP500 index losing -0.37% by the NY close, with the exception of the Australian ASX index that loses -0.36% following worst domestic building permits data in 2013.

Nikkei index is up +0.42% above the 13700 points mark, the Hong-Kong's Hang-Seng is also up +0.20%, and the Korean Kospi is up +0.50%. The Shanghai Composite index has been about flat during early session, last surging +0.24% after 3 days of declines.

EUR/AUD testing fresh 3-year highs above 1.4475

The EUR/AUD foreign exchange cross rate is last trading at 1.4475 off recent session/weekly and fresh 3-year highs at 1.4479, printed on the back of Aussie weakness following worst Australian building permits data of 2013 at -6.9% for the month of June.
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