Shoppers walking around Pitt Street Mall on June 07, 2022 in Sydney, Australia.
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Shares in the Asia-Pacific rose Wednesday as sentiment overnight improved over the Fed potentially turning less aggressive.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index seesawed at the open before rising 2%, after three consecutive negative sessions. The Hang Seng Tech index was up more than 3%. In mainland China, the Shanghai Composite added around 1% and the Shenzhen Component gained 1.661%.
Australia’s annual consumer price index reached the highest since December 1990. The S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.25% ahead of the report before giving up some gains to trade 0.2% higher. The Australian dollar last stood at $0.6388.
The Nikkei 225 in Japan rose 1.17%, and the Topix gained 0.93%. South Korea’s Kospi gained 0.94% and the Kosdaq was 0.15% higher. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan ticked 0.94% higher.
India’s market is closed for a holiday. In corporate news, Standard Chartered, Ping An, and SK Hynix are among the companies slated to report earnings Wednesday.
Overnight in the U.S., major indexes rose for a third straight session as bond yields slid. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 337.12 points higher, or about 1.1%, to end at 31,836.74. The S&P 500 advanced 1.6%, closing at 3,859.11. The Nasdaq Composite popped 2.2%, landing at 11,199.12.
“Markets rebounded overnight driven by better earnings reports and speculation that the monetary policy tightening cycle may be nearing its end,” analysts wrote in an ANZ Research note, adding that falling consumer confidence and house prices indicate that tightening policies may be starting to reduce demand.