Asia-Pacific markets set to rise as U.S. stocks bounce back from rout

Asia-Pacific markets set to rise as U.S. stocks bounce back from rout


Sunrise around the Bund river district on November 02, 2023 in Shanghai, China.

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Asia-Pacific markets are set to open higher on Friday, tracking gains on Wall Street after new labor market data boosted investor confidence in the U.S. economy and eased recession concerns following a sharp market sell-off earlier in the week.

Futures for Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 stood at 7,722, higher than its last close of 7,682.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 futures pointed to a stronger open, with the futures contract in Chicago at 35,860 and its counterpart in Osaka at 35,700 compared to the previous close of 34,831.15.

Hong Kong Hang Seng index futures were at 17,147, higher than the HSI’s last close of 16,891.83.

Earlier this week, global equities and currencies plunged after U.S. employment data renewed recession fears and investors started to unwind their yen “carry trades.”

Investors will be looking ahead to China’s consumer price index and producer price index for July. Reuters’ poll of analysts expect China’s CPI to rise 0.3% year-on-year, compared to a 0.2% climb the month before. Reuters’ economists are also forecasting a 0.9% dip in China’s PPI.

Overnight in the U.S., the S&P 500 advanced 2.3%, closing at 5,319.31 and posting its best day since November 2022. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 683.04 points, or 1.76%, to 39,446.49. The Nasdaq Composite added 2.87%, ending at 16,660.02.

Initial filings for unemployment insurance totaled less than anticipated last week, countering other indications of a weakening labor market. First-time filings for jobless benefits came in at 233,000 last week, down 17,000 from the previous week and lower than the Dow Jones estimate for 240,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday, offering markets some relief amid signs that job growth is slowing.

—CNBC’s Hakyung Kim and Jesse Pound contributed to this report.



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