Aerial view of the Central Business District and Sydney Opera House on February 17, 2023.
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Asia-Pacific markets rose even as U.S. Treasury yields weighed on Wall Street on Monday.
On Tuesday, Asian investors will watch Australia’s business confidence survey and Japan’s consumer confidence data.
In Australia, S&P/ASX 200 Index It opened the day up 0.29%, rebounding from Monday’s losses.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index It also rose 0.67%, while the Topix gained 0.63%.
South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.61%, extending Monday’s gains, while the small-cap Kosdaq rebounded 0.59%.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index futures were quoted at 16,831 points, opening weaker than the Hang Seng Index’s closing point of 16,732.85 points.
The three major U.S. stock indexes basically maintained range-bound fluctuations overnight, with investors awaiting the Consumer Price Index report released on Wednesday to determine the path for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates.
this Dow Jones Industrial Average fell slightly by 0.03%, while S&P 500 Index down 0.04%. at the same time, Nasdaq Index It closed slightly up 0.03%.
Treasury yields rise, benchmark interest rates rise 10 Year Treasury Bill It rose about 4 basis points to 4.42%.
—CNBC’s Hakyung Kim and Yun Li contributed to this report.
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