Yellen, China and France Spell Gloomy Asian Start: Markets Wrap 29 minutes ago

Asian stock-index futures offered a mixed picture of small moves as trading gets underway after U.S. equities and bonds slipped. Caution is rippling through markets after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen all but assured investors that interest rates will rise next week.  Overnight trading in equity contracts signaled moves of 0.1 percent or less for markets in Japan, China, Australia and South Korea.