Asia-Pacific markets rise as China evaluates possibility of trade talks with the U.S.
Publishing timestamp: 2025-05-01 23:51:52
Summary
Asia-Pacific markets rose on optimism about trade talks between China and the U.S. Hong Kong, India, Japan, South Korea, and Australia all saw gains. U.S. stock futures also edged up. Indian stocks swung between gains and losses. Japanese companies are offering benefits to shareholders to attract more investment. Standard Chartered's profit beat expectations. Australian stocks rallied for the seventh consecutive session. Asian currencies strengthened. Copper and iron ore prices rose. Taiwan's Taiex index surged. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Tech Index also saw gains. Bitcoin rose sharply. Japan's unemployment rate edged higher. South Korea's inflation rate remained steady.
Sentiment: MIXED
Tickers: .AXJO, .N225, BHP-AU, MSFT, .HSI, .IXIC, 2330-TW, .DJI, .SPX, RIO-AU, META, .KS11, 3888-HK, UNDEFINED, FMG-AU, .NSEI, 2317-TW, 9868-HK, 3032-HK, BTC.CM=, EWT,
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Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/02/asia-markets-live-stocks-set-to-trade-mixed.html