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ASIAN MARKETS: Investors hug sidelines, look to central bankers for guidance

Investors hope Ben Bernanke will offer guidance at Jackson Hole. File photo: AP

Riskier assets from stocks and commodities to the Australian dollar fell on Tuesday on investor caution ahead of a gathering of central bankers and economists in Wyoming later in the week which could shed some light on further stimulus plans.

European equities were expected to follow Asia lower, with financial spreadbetters calling London’s FTSE 100, Paris’s CAC-40 and Frankfurt’s DAX to open down as much as 0.7 per cent.