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Asia-Pacific markets traded blended Wednesday, monitoring declines in two key Wall Road benchmarks in a single day after the U.S. client confidence survey got here in much weaker than economists’ estimates.
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 and Topix had been in adverse territory for the second consecutive day. The Nikkei 225 fell 1.09%, whereas the broader Topix index was down 0.99%
South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.11% whereas the small-cap Kosdaq superior 0.52%.
Mainland China’s CSI300 index began the day 0.16% increased. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index climbed 1.71% on the open.
The Asian monetary hub’s annual funds for 2025-2026 shall be tabled within the parliament later within the day.
Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.26%, extending its losses to a second straight day.
The nation’s weighted client value index rose 2.5% yr on yr in January, identical because the month earlier than. The studying was in step with Reuters estimates.
In a single day within the U.S., shares slid on investor considerations over financial progress and international commerce.
The broad-based S&P 500 fell for a fourth consecutive session, slipping 0.47%, to shut at 5,955.25.
The Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.35% to finish the day at 19,026.39. The tech-heavy index’s decline was led by a 2.8% in drop in chipmaker Nvidia‘s shares.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, nevertheless, climbed 159.95 factors, or 0.37%, to shut at 43,621.16.
Traders sought security within the U.S. bond market, with the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield dropping beneath 4.3% to hit their lowest stage since December.
— CNBC’s Hakyung Kim and Sean Conlon contributed to this report.
