Japan Inflation Data Due On Friday
(RTTNews) - Japan will on Friday release March national figures for consumer prices, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. In February, overall inflation was flat on month and up 2.8 percent on year, while core CPI also rose an annual 2.8 percent.
Malaysia will see Q1 numbers for gross domestic product and March data for imports, exports and trade balance. In the previous three months, GDP was up 3.0 percent on year; in February, imports were up 8.4 percent on year and exports fell an annual 0.8 percent for a trade surplus of MYR10.90 billion.
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European Economic News Preview: UK Inflation Data Due
Consumer and producer prices and public sector finance from the UK are the major economic reports due on Wednesday. At 2.00 am ET, the Office for National Statistics releases UK consumer and producer prices and public sector finance data. Economists forecast inflation to ease to 2.1 percent in April from 3.2 percent in March. Output price inflation is expected to double to 1.2 percent.
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Pred 4 h 21 min
NZ Dollar Rises Against Majors
The New Zealand dollar strengthened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Wednesday.
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Pred 4 h 24 min
European Shares Seen Opening Up As Investors Await Nvidia Earnings
European stocks are likely to open on a steady note Wednesday as investors await highly anticipated earnings results from AI chip leader Nvidia, set for release after the U.S. closing bell.
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Pred 4 h 43 min
Sensex, Nifty Marginally Higher In Early Trade
Indian shares were marginally higher on Wednesday despite mixed global cues.
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Pred 6 h 10 min
Asian Markets Mostly Higher
Asian stock markets are trading mostly higher on Wednesday, following the broadly positive from Wall Street overnight, as traders largely refrained from making significant moves as they await the release of the minutes of the US Fed's latest monetary policy meeting later in the day for clues about the outlook for interest rates. Asian markets closed mostly lower on Tuesday.
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Pred 7 h 8 min
Japanese Market Significantly Lower
The Japanese stock market is significantly lower on Wednesday, extending the losses in the previous session, despite the broadly positive cues from Wall Street overnight. The Nikkei 225 is falling to near the 38,700 level, with weakness across most sectors led by index heavyweights and technology stocks.
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Pred 7 h 36 min
Sensex, Nifty Seen Marginally Higher At Open
Indian shares are likely to open a tad higher on Wednesday despite mixed global cues and lingering uncertainty about the outcome of general election results.
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Pred 7 h 47 min
Australian Market Modestly Higher
Australian shares are trading modestly higher on Wednesday, recouping some of the losses in the previous session, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 staying well above the 7,800 level, following the broadly positive cues from Wall Street overnight, with gains in miners and financial stocks partially offset by weakness in technology stocks.
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Pred 8 h 44 min
