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<Asia> Asia-Pacific Markets Mixed; KOSPI Hits New High Again While Nikkei Pulls Back
US stocks edged up overnight (27th), with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq rising 0.1% and 0.2%, respectively, to close at fresh record highs. As investors awaited earnings from major US tec...
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US stocks edged up overnight (27th), with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq rising 0.1% and 0.2%, respectively, to close at fresh record highs. As investors awaited earnings from major US technology stocks, Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed this morning (28th), with South Korea equities reaching another record high.

The Peoples Bank of China conducted open market reverse repo operations, resulting in a single-day net injection of RMB38.5 billion. The Shanghai Composite was at 4,083 at midday, down 2 points; the Shenzhen Component Index stood at 14,934, down 60 points or 0.4%. In Hong Kong, the HSI fell 173 points or 0.7% to 25,752, with turnover of HKD131.2 billion. Taiwans Weighted Index rose 136 points or 0.3% to 39,752. TSMC and Hon Hai retreated 1.1% and 0.4%, respectively, while MediaTek and Delta Electronics gained 8% and 5.5%, and ASE Technology rose 1.1%.

The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged at its policy meeting. The Nikkei 225 fell 622 points or 1% in the afternoon session to 59,914. SoftBank retreated 9.5%, while Advantest and Tokyo Electron declined 4.2% and 3.5%, respectively. Memory chipmaker Kioxia bucked the trend, rising 3.4%. South Koreas KOSPI gained 66 points or 1% to 6,681, hitting an intraday record high of 6,712. Hyundai Motor and SK Square surged 7.2% and 5.5%, respectively; Kia advanced 3.2%; SK Hynix rose 1.9%, while Samsung Electronics slipped 0.8%.

Indias Nifty 50 Index rose 61 points or 0.3% to 24,154. Coal India gained 4.2%, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation rose 2.7%, Tata Steel and JSW Steel advanced 2.2% and 1.7%, respectively, and Adani Enterprises climbed 3.1%.

Australias S&P/ASX 200 Index fell 51 points or 0.6% to 8,714 late in the session. Gold miner Newmont dropped 3.5%, while BHP declined 1%. New Zealands NZX 50 Index fell 137 points or 1.1% to 12,737. Air New Zealand slid 3.4%, and dairy stock A2 Milk lost 3.2%.

Singapores Straits Times Index rose 15 points or 0.3% to 4,908. Chip testing equipment maker AEM rose 2.7%, Valuetronics retreated 9.9%, and enterprise software provider Info-Tech fell 5.3%. Malaysias stock market rose 0.2%, while Indonesia and Thailand each fell about 0.2%, and the Philippines dropped 1%. Vietnams markets reopened, with the Hanoi Index down 0.2% and the Ho Chi Minh Index up 1.8%. (fc/da)

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