The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) building is seen on Friday, November 8, 2024, in Beijing, China.
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Asia-Pacific markets opened mostly higher on Wednesday, while Wall Street was mixed on Wednesday as geopolitical tensions between Ukraine and Russia intensified.
Investor Assessment October trade data Leave Japan. Exports rose 3.1% on year, higher than economists polled by Reuters expected and up from September’s 1.7% decline. Import growth also exceeded expectations of 0.4%, but was down from 2.1% last month.
Japanese Nikkei 225 Index Opening up 0.25, the Topix rose 0.3%.
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index The futures index was at 19,619 points, slightly lower than the Hang Seng Index’s last closing point of 19,663.67 points.
according to a Reuters pollChina is expected to keep its benchmark lending rate unchanged on Wednesday after cutting it in October.
The Kospi rose 0.20%, while the Kosdaq fell 0.27%. Australian S&P/ASX 200 Index down 0.15%.
Overnight in America, Nasdaq rose 1.04% to close at 18,987.47 points, while S&P 500 Index It rose 0.4% to close at 5,916.98 points. this Dow Jones Industrial Average It fell 120.66 points or 0.28% to close at 43,268.94.
Market pressure begins overnight after Russian presidential appointment Vladimir Putin warns After U.S. President Joe Biden allowed Ukraine to use U.S. weapons to attack Russian territory, the United States took a new stance, saying the threshold for using nuclear weapons had been lowered.
Subsequently, reports emerged that Ukraine had attacked the Russian border area of Bryansk with US-made missiles, further intensifying the losses.
—CNBC’s Samantha Subin and Pia Singh contributed to this report.
