Asia-Pacific markets set to open lower as investors assess Trump’s 30% tariffs on EU and Mexico

Asia-Pacific markets set to open lower as investors assess Trump’s 30% tariffs on EU and Mexico


Asia-Pacific markets open mixed

Asia-Pacific markets started the day mixed Monday.

As of 8.10 a.m. Singapore time, Japan’s Nikkei 225 benchmark lost 0.33% while the broader Topix index ticked down 0.21%.

In South Korea, the Kospi index was up 0.22% while the small-cap Kosdaq moved up 0.19%.

Over in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 benchmark was down 0.1%.

— Amala Balakrishner

Here are the opening calls for the day

Good morning from Singapore.

Investors will be keeping a close watch on a slew of data points today, including India’s inflation reading for June and Singapore’s second quarter growth rate.

Economists polled by Reuters expect India’s consumer price inflation reading to come in at 2.5% year on year, from 2.82% the month before.

Meanwhile, Singapore’s economy is forecast to grow by 3.5% year on year in the second quarter, compared to 3.9% in the previous quarter.

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 was set to open lower, with the futures contract in Chicago at 39,345 while its counterpart in Osaka last traded at 39,500, against the index’s Friday close of 39,569.68.

Futures for Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index stood at 24,088, pointing to a weaker open compared to the HSI’s last close of 24,139.57.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was also set to start the day lower with futures tied to the benchmark at 8,548, compared with its last close of 8,580.10.

— Amala Balakrishner

U.S. futures slip after Trump announces 30% tariffs on the EU and Mexico

Major averages all close week lower

The major stock averages all fell on Friday, closing lower for the week.

On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 279.13 points, or 0.63%, and ended at 44,371.51. The S&P 500 shed 0.33%, finishing at 6,259.75, while the Nasdaq Composite shed 0.22% to settle at 20,585.53.

— Lisa Kailai Han



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