Asia-Pacific markets set to fall as investors look toward slate of economic data in region
An electronic quotation board displays the Nikkei 225 stock prices on the Tokyo stock Exchange in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2025.
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Asia-Pacific markets were set to open lower on Monday as investors looked toward a slate of regional economic data.
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 was set to open lower, with the futures contract in Chicago at 50,365 against the index’s last close of 50,376.53. Japan will release its GDP growth rate later today.
Futures for Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index stood at 26,500, slightly lower than its last close of 26,572.46.
Australia’s benchmark S&P/ASX 200 opened 0.26% lower.
Markets will also be keeping an eye on Thailand’s third-quarter GDP and Singapore’s balance of trade later in the day.
Last Friday in the U.S., the Nasdaq Composite rebounded as investors bought up shares of key technology stocks a day after the group led Wall Street to its worst day in more than a month.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.13% to finish at 22,900.59, snapping a three-day losing streak. The S&P 500 finished near the flatline, down just 0.05% at 6,734.11, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 309.74 points, or 0.65%, to settle at 47,147.48.
The three indexes bounced back significantly from their lows earlier in the day, which had the Nasdaq and S&P 500 down 1.9% and about 1.4%, respectively. The Dow had fallen almost 600 points, or roughly 1.3%.
