The Seoul skyline.
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Asia-Pacific markets traded blended Thursday, monitoring positive aspects on Wall Avenue as a doable thaw in U.S.-China commerce struggle fuels investor optimism.
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose over 1%, extending the day prior to this’s positive aspects. The Topix added 0.81%. South Korea’s Kospi slipped 0.47% whereas the small-cap Kosdaq dipped 0.15%.
Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.56%.
Hong Kong’s Grasp Seng index slipped 0.29% whereas mainland China’s CSI 300 traded flat.
South Korea’s GDP contracted 0.1% within the first quarter of 2025, in line with advance figures launched Thursday, lacking the 0.1% rise anticipated by a Reuters ballot.
U.S. futures had been subdued after the most important U.S. indexes posted a second straight profitable day. S&P 500 futures had been up 0.1%, whereas Nasdaq 100 futures traded almost 0.1% larger. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Common misplaced 45 factors, or 0.1%.
In a single day stateside, the three main averages closed larger on hopes that U.S.-China commerce tensions might quickly ease. President Donald Trump additionally signaled he doesn’t plan to take away Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell from his submit as central financial institution chief.
The Dow Jones Industrial Common added 419.59 factors, or 1.07%, to shut at 39,606.57. The S&P 500 climbed 1.67% to finish at 5,375.86, and the Nasdaq Composite rallied 2.50% to settle at 16,708.05. All three indexes posted back-to-back positive aspects.
— CNBC’s Lisa Kailai Han and Brian Evans contributed to this report.