By Suzanne Barlyn
NEW YORK, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Asian shares opened weaker on Tuesday on concerns about new pandemic lockdowns in Europe and after reports about financial institutions allegedly moving illicit funds hurt global banking stocks.
JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) & Co JPM.N and Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE:BK) Corp BK.N on Monday fell 3.1% and 4.0%, respectively, while HSBC Holdings Plc HSBA.L and Standard Chartered Plc STAN.L hit 25-year-lows on reports that they and others moved funds despite red flags about the origins of the money. question is whether or not the residue of that impacts the performance of regional financials," said CommSec market analyst Tom Piotrowski in Sydney. "Certainly, HSBC shares will be looked at very closely as far as the Asian session is concerned."
On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 1.84%, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 1.16%, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 0.13%.
U.S. stocks have tumbled over the past three weeks as investors dumped heavyweight technology-related stocks following a stunning rally that lifted the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq to new highs.
Emerging market stocks lost 1.64%. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS closed 1.26% lower.
In Asia, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 .AXJO declined 0.5% while South Korea's Kospi .KS11 fell 0.9%. Japan is closed for a public holiday.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index futures .HSI .HSIc1 were down 0.36%.
E-mini futures for the S&P 500 EScv1 rose 0.10%.
The dollar index =USD rose 0.639% as the euro EUR= dipped 0.03% to $1.1766.
New pandemic measures in the UK set off declines in airline, hotel and cruise companies in both European and U.S. markets, spurring fears about further restrictions. new round of pandemic business restrictions would threaten a nascent recovery and further pressure equity markets.
The U.S. Congress has also for weeks remained deadlocked over the size and shape of another coronavirus-response bill, on top of the roughly $3 trillion already enacted into law.
The death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg appeared to make the passage of another stimulus package in Congress less likely before the Nov. 3 presidential election, sparking large declines in the healthcare sector.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would put forward his nominee on Friday or Saturday and called upon the Senate, controlled by his fellow Republicans, to vote on confirmation ahead of the election. were also keeping a close eye on China tensions.
China's ByteDance and Oracle Corp (NYSE:ORCL) ORCL.N , also on Monday, issued conflicting statements on Monday over the terms of an agreement they reached with the White House over the weekend to allow TikTok to continue to operate in the United States. was racing to avoid a crackdown on its popular short-video app after the U.S. Commerce Department said on Friday it would block new downloads and updates to the app. said on Monday its armed forces have the right to self-defence and counterattack amid "harassment and threats", in an apparent warning to China, which last week sent numerous jets across the mid-line of the sensitive Taiwan Strait. commodity markets, U.S. crude CLc1 rose 0.92% to $39.67 per barrel while Brent LCOc1 was flat at $41.44.
Spot gold XAU= added 0.2% to $1,917.06 an ounce. U.S. gold futures GCc1 % to $1,901.20 an ounce.
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