New Zealand Card Retail Sales Data Due On Tuesday

RTTNews | 6小时34分钟前
New Zealand Card Retail Sales Data Due On Tuesday

(RTTNews) - New Zealand will on Tuesday release April figures for electronic card retail sales, highlighting a modest day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. In March, sales sank 0.8 percent on quarter and 1.6 percent on year.

Japan will provide April numbers for producer prices, with forecasts suggesting an increase of 0.2 percent on month and 4.0 percent on year - easing from 0.4 percent on month and 4.2 percent on year in March.

Australia will see Q1 data for wage prices; in the three months prior, wage prices were up 0.7 percent on quarter and 3.2 percent on year.

South Korea will release April numbers for unemployment; in March, the jobless rate was 2.9 percent.

Finally, the markets in Indonesia remain closed on Tuesday for Wesak Day.

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Australian Market Trims Early Gains In Mid-market

Australian Market Trims Early Gains In Mid-market

The Australian stock market is trimming its early gains in mid-market trading on Tuesday, but extending the gains in the previous four sessions, following the broadly positive cues from Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 is moving up to near the 8,300 level, with gains across most sectors led by technology, iron ore miners and energy stocks. Gold stocks were the only weak spot.
RTTNews | 1小时9分钟前
Asian Markets Track Wall Street Higher

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RTTNews | 1小时37分钟前
Additional Support Expected For Thai Stock Market

Additional Support Expected For Thai Stock Market

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RTTNews | 3小时4分钟前
Japanese Market Sharply Higher

Japanese Market Sharply Higher

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RTTNews | 3小时8分钟前
Overbought Hang Seng Nonetheless Called Higher

Overbought Hang Seng Nonetheless Called Higher

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RTTNews | 3小时19分钟前
Australian Market Significantly Higher

Australian Market Significantly Higher

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