The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), operated by Japan Exchange Group (JPX), was listed in Tokyo, Japan on Monday, August 5, 2024.
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Asia-Pacific markets set to open higher on Thursday following gains on Wall Street S&P 500 Index and Dow Jones Industrial Average Stocks hit new records as investors shrugged off geopolitical concerns.
Australian S&P/ASX 200 Index It rose 0.47% in early trading.
Japanese Nikkei 225 Index Futures showed that the market opened higher, with the Chicago futures contract at 39,830 points and the Osaka futures contract at 39,690 points, compared with the previous closing price of 39,277.96 points.
Hongkong Hang Seng Index The futures index reported at 21,070 points, higher than the Hang Seng Index’s last closing price of 20,637.24 points.
Asian traders will assess Japanese overseas corporate commodity price data for September. Economists polled by Reuters expected inflation to be 2.3%, down from 2.5% in August.
Overnight in America, S&P 500 Index After hitting a new all-time high, it rose 0.71% to close at 5,792.04 points, while 30 stocks Dow Chemical It rose 431.63 points, or 1.03%, to close at a record 42,512 points. this Nasdaq Index It rose 0.6% to close at 18,291.62.
Wall Street maintains gains after release Just minutes from the Federal Reserve At the September meeting, interest rates were cut by half a percentage point, and the meeting showed that “the vast majority of participants” were in favor of a significant rate cut.
—CNBC’s Samantha Subin and Sarah Min contributed to this report.
