Nikkei 225, Kospi, Hang Seng Index, Nifty 50
SHANGHAI, CHINA – AUGUST 14, 2025 – Tourists visit the Bund in Shanghai, China, on August 14, 2025.
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Asia-Pacific markets rose on Wednesday, breaking the rankings as Wall Street fell after the United States and China attacked each other over a renewed trade dispute.
US President Donald Trump criticized China in the US on Tuesday for not buying soybeans, calling it an “economically hostile act”. He also threatened “revenge” such as an embargo on cooking oil.
“Volatility remains high, and the best explanation for this is the tense relationship between the United States and China,” veteran investor Louis Navellier said in a note published Wednesday. he wrote.
Japan’s reference point Nikkei 225 While the index increased by 1.53%, Topix increased by 1.42%. South Korean Kospi gained 2.15%, while small-cap Kosdaq gained 1.35%.
Australia’s ASX/S&P 200 index rose 0.85%.
of hong kong Hang Seng Index It rose 1.21% while the mainland CSI 300 was flat.
India’s Nifty 50 Index rose 0.43 percent.
While consumer prices in China fell more than expected in September, the continuation of deflation in producer prices revealed the impact of stagnation in domestic demand and trade concerns on consumer and business confidence.
The consumer price index decreased by 0.3 percent in September compared to the previous year. Office for National Statistics data showed Wednesday’s decline was sharper than economists had forecast for a 0.2% decline, but it was an easing from August’s 0.4% decline.
Prices increased by 0.1% on a monthly basis; This was a smaller-than-expected rebound compared to economists’ forecasts of a 0.2% increase.
In the USA, the S&P 500 finished the night with a 0.2% decrease at 6,644.31; on a wild day where the benchmark index fell as much as 1.5% and rose 0.4% at its high.
The Nasdaq Composite index fell 0.8 percent to 22,521.70, but at one point fell as much as 2.1 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.4%, or 202.88 points, to 46,270.46, after gaining nearly 1% at one point.
On Tuesday, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell suggested the central bank was approaching a point where it would stop reducing its bond holdings and offered few hints that further rate cuts were possible.
— CNBC’s Liz Napolitano and Fred Imbert contributed to this report.
