Asia-Pacific markets are set to open lower as investors await a slew of China data

Asia-Pacific markets are set to open lower as investors await a slew of China data


Night view of the Lujiazui financial district in downtown Shanghai.

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Asia-Pacific markets were set to open lower Friday as investors brace for a slate of economic data from China.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 traded flat at the open.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 futures pointed to a lower open for the market. The futures contract in Chicago was at 38,510 and its counterpart in Osaka last traded at 38,330 compared to the index’s previous close of 38,572.6. 

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index futures last traded at 19,478, also weaker than the HSI’s previous close of 19,522.89. 

China is slated to report its industrial output and retail sales data for December, as well as fourth quarter GDP numbers. Reuters estimates China’s fourth-quarter GDP growth to come in at 5% year on year, compared with 4.6% in the previous quarter.

Investors will also be looking at Singapore’s non-oil exports data for December.

Overnight in the U.S., the major averages gave up gains from earlier in the day with the S&P 500 slipping to end a three-day winning streak as big tech shares pulled back.

The broad market index slid 0.21% to 5,937.34. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.89% to 19,338.29. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 68.42 points, or 0.16%, to 43,153.13.

—CNBC’s Hakyung Kim and Sarah Min contributed to this report.



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