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Australia Home Loan Data Due On Friday
(RTTNews) - Australia will on Friday release December figures for home loans, highlighting a modest day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. In November, loans were down 2.0 percent on month and investment lending slipped 3.6 percent.
Singapore will release December numbers for retail sales; in November, sales were down 3.7 percent on month and up 6.2 percent on year.
Hong Kong will provide December data for retail sales; in November, sales were down 4.2 percent on year.
Finally, the markets in Hong Kong and Singapore will see January results for their respective private sector PMIs from S&P Global, while Australia, China and Japan will see services PMI results from S&P, Caixin and Jibun, respectively.
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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 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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Indian Markets Closed For Independence Day
Indian markets remain closed today as the nation marks its 78th Independence Day.
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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
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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Indonesia Bourse Due For Consolidation On Friday
The Indonesia stock market has tracked higher in five straight sessions, improving more than 440 points or 5.8 percent along the way. The Jakarta Composite Index now sits just above the 7,930-point plateau although investors figure to lock in gains on Friday.
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Australian Market Modestly Higher
The Australian stock market is trading modestly higher on Friday, extending the gains in the previous session, following the mixed cues from Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 is moving up to near the 8,900 level, with gains across most sectors led by energy and technology stocks.
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Hong Kong Shares Tipped To Open In The Red
The Hong Kong stock market on Thursday ended the three-day winning streak in which it had climbed more than 750 points or 3 percent. The Hang Seng Index now rests just beneath the 25,520-point plateau and it may see continued consolidation on Friday.
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