Hong Kong stocks fall as Xpeng leads EV stocks lower, U.S.-China talks kick off
People are reflected in a glass while looking at electronic boards displaying stock information at the Australian Securities Exchange.
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South Korea’s Kospi was flat, while the Kosdaq higher by 0.39%.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 dipped 0.20% and the Topix lower by 0.08%.
Mainland China’s CSI 300 dropped 0.72%.
In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.67% to close at 7,058.40.
Overnight, U.S. stocks climbed, building on the strong rally from Tuesday, on the back of more encouraging inflation data.
The S&P 500 advanced 0.16%, while the Nasdaq Composite inched higher by 0.07%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 163.51 points, or 0.47%.
The Dow rose for the fourth straight session.
— CNBC’s Lisa Kailai Han contributed to this report
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