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Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Wednesday.
In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 was up 0.15% in early trade.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index Shares fell about 0.5% in the first hour of trading, while Cospi down 0.35%.
Business confidence improved slightly, with the Reuters Tankan Non-Manufacturing Index at +26. Japan is scheduled to release trade data for April and machinery orders for March.
S&P/NZ50 edged up 0.25% ahead of RBNZ rate decision Reserve Bank of New Zealand.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index futures were at 19,212 points, opening slightly weaker than the Hang Seng Index’s closing point of 19,220.62 points.
Overnight, all three major U.S. stock indexes closed higher, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite closing at new highs as investors focused on a profit report from artificial intelligence darling Nvidia.
The Nasdaq rose 0.22% to 16,832.62 points. The S&P 500 rose 0.25% to 5,321.41 points. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 0.17% at 39,872.99 points.
—CNBC’s Hakyung Kim and Alex Harring contributed to this report
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