Asia-Pacific markets set to open mixed as Dow tops 48,000 for first time; traders eye U.S. government reopening
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Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Thursday, following mixed trading on Wall Street as investors kept an eye on the U.S. government, which appeared poised to reopen as soon as the end of the week.
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index was set for a higher open, with its futures contract in Chicago trading at 51,230, and its counterpart in Osaka at 51,260, against the index’s Wednesday close of 51,063.31.
Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was down 0.18%.
Futures for Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index pointed to a lower open, trading at 26,899, against the index’s previous close of 26,922.73.
U.S. equity futures ticked lower in early Asian hours after a continued market rotation powered the Dow Jones Industrial Average to record its first close above 48,000 Wednesday stateside.
Overnight, the 30-stock Dow closed up 326.86 points, or 0.68%, at 48,254.82. The index also hit a fresh all-time intraday high in the session. The S&P 500 traded around the flatline, settling up 0.06% at 6,850.92, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.26% to finish at 23,406.46.
— CNBC’s Sean Conlon and Pia Singh contributed to this report.
