Aerial view of Seoul, the capital of South Korea, at sunset.
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Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed on Thursday as investors assessed a slew of economic data from the region.
Australian S&P/ASX 200 Index It opened down 0.42%.
Japanese Nikkei 225 Index It opened up 0.38% and the Topix rose 0.25%.
Korean Cospi It fell 0.21%, and the Kosdaq opened down 0.13%. South Korea’s economy grew by 1.2% in the fourth quarter, the slowest growth since the second quarter of 2023.
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index futures were at 19,924 points, higher than the Hang Seng Index’s last closing point of 19,778.77 points.
Singapore is expected to release inflation data for December. The Bank of Japan will also hold its next policy meeting today and tomorrow, where Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will Expressed intention to raise interest rates.
The three major U.S. stock indexes rose overnight, with the S&P 500 hitting a record high and technology stocks such as Oracle and NVIDIA Stocks rose on optimism about artificial intelligence and President Donald Trump’s new term.
this S&P 500 Index Up 0.61%, it hit an intraday record of 6,100.81 points, surpassing the last milestone hit before the market pulled back in December. The broader market index closed at 6,086.37 points, slightly below its historical closing high.
this Nasdaq Index It rose 1.28% to 20,009.34, highlighting the outperformance of technology stocks. this Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 130.92 points, or 0.3%, to 44,156.73 points, Procter & GambleAn increase of nearly 2% strong profits.
—CNBC’s Samantha Subin, Alex Harring and Sarah Min contributed to this report.
