On January 14, 2023, a train loaded with coal prepared to leave the coal mine of China Energy Investment Company in Ejinhuoluo Banner, Ordos City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
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Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Friday, with some markets returning from the Boxing Day holiday and investors awaiting economic data from the region.
Australian S&P/ASX 200 Index The shares rose 0.68% as trading resumed after the Christmas and Boxing Day holidays.
Japanese Nikkei 225 Index rose 0.51%, and the Topix rose 0.56%. Korean Cospi The Kosdaq index fell 0.58%, or 0.61%.
Investor Assessment November inflation data from Tokyo, JapanIts headline inflation rate was 3%, compared with 2.6% in October. Core inflation, which excludes fresh food costs, rose to 2.4%, below Reuters’ forecast of 2.5%. Tokyo’s inflation data is widely considered a leading indicator of national trends.
Japanese November unemployment rate It was 2.5%, in line with Reuters’ expectations and unchanged from October.
Traders awaited Chinese industrial profit data for November.
Overnight in America, Dow Jones Industrial Average After a run of strong gains to start the holiday week, markets erased earlier losses and squeezed out modest gains in thin trading on Thursday.
The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average fell about 182 points earlier in the day and closed up 28.77 points, or 0.07%, at 43,325.80 points. this S&P 500 Index It fell 2.45 points or 0.04% to 6,037.59 points. this Nasdaq Index It also ended the day lower, down less than 0.1% at 20,020.36.
—CNBC’s Li Yun contributed to this report.
