Asian shares hit 2013 lows, Nikkei volatile on BOJ jitters

Asian shares hit fresh 2013 lows and Japanese stocks had another volatile session on Wednesday, extending a broad rout in global equities, as the lack of new steps from the Bank of Japan to quell tumult in the domestic bond market and lingering fears of a softening of US stimulus unnerved investors.

European stock markets are likely to fall, with financial spreadbetters predicting London’s FTSE 100, Paris’s CAC-40 and Frankfurt’s DAX will open down 0.5 per cent. A 0.2 per cent rise in US stock futures, however, suggested a stable start on Wall Street.

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