Boxing Day holiday, Nikkei 225, Kospi, CSI 300
TOKYO, JAPAN – JULY 27: Pedestrians and shoppers walk in the Akihabara district on July 27, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan. With the Bank of Japan holding a monetary policy meeting on July 27 and 28, Japan’s core consumer price index increased by 3.3% in June, surpassing the US figure for the first time in eight years. (Photo: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)
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Asia-Pacific markets will open higher on Friday, and some exchanges in the region will be closed for the Boxing Day holiday.
Japan’s reference point Nikkei 225 The index is set for a higher open, with the futures contract in Chicago trading at 50,660 and the futures contract in Osaka trading at 50,490, compared to Wednesday’s close of 50,407.79.
Australian and Hong Kong markets were closed for holidays.
U.S. stock futures rose slightly in early Asian trading after the S&P 500 closed at a new record for a second straight day on Wednesday.
The broad market index closed the session at 6,932.05 with an increase of 0.32%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average broke the closing record with an increase of 288.75 points, or 0.60%, at 48,731.16 points. Nasdaq Composite increased by 0.22% to 23,613.31.
— CNBC’s Sean Conlon and Pia Singh contributed to this report.
