South Korea Interest Rate Decision Due On Thursday

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South Korea Interest Rate Decision Due On Thursday

(RTTNews) - The Bank of Korea will wrap up its monetary policy meeting and then announce its decision on interest rates, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. The BoK is expected to keep its benchmark lending rate unchanged at 3.25 percent.

Australia will release Q3 numbers for private new capital expenditure, with forecasts calling for an increase of 0.9 percent on quarter following the 2.2 percent decline in the previous three months.

New Zealand will see November results for the business confidence index from ANZ and the activity index from NBNZ; in October, the confidence index had a score of 65.7 and the activity index was at 45.9 percent.

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NZ Dollar Falls On Soft China Data

NZ Dollar Falls On Soft China Data

The New Zealand dollar weakened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Friday, after China's industrial production and retail sales logged slower growth in July.
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NZ Dollar Falls Against Majors

NZ Dollar Falls Against Majors

The New Zealand dollar weakened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Friday.
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Australian Market Extends Early Gains In Mid-market

Australian Market Extends Early Gains In Mid-market

The Australian stock market is extending its early gains in mid-market moves on Friday, adding the gains in the previous session, following the mixed cues from Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 is moving above the 8,900 level, with gains across most sectors led by energy and technology stocks.
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Asian Markets Trade Mixed

Asian Markets Trade Mixed

Asian stock markets are trading mixed on Friday, following the mixed cues from Wall Street overnight, as hotter-than expected US producer price inflation data and a resilient US labor market softened expectations of a higher interest rate cut by the US Fed in September. Traders also remain cautious ahead of the crucial U.S.-Russia talks to end the ongoing three-plus-year Russia-Ukraine war.
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Lower Open Predicted For Thai Stock Market

Lower Open Predicted For Thai Stock Market

The Thai stock market has finished lower in two of three trading days since the end of the four-day winning streak in which it had surged almost 50 points or 4.1 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just above the 1,265-point plateau and it figures to remain rangebound again on Friday.
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Japanese Market Notably Higher

Japanese Market Notably Higher

Reversing the losses in the previous session, the Japanese market is notably higher on Friday, following the mixed cues from Wall Street overnight. The Nikkei 225 is moving well above the 42,800 level, with gains in index heavyweights and financial stocks as well as a mixed performance in all other sectors.
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