CNBC – UPDATED THU, FEB 9 20232:55 AM EST
This is CNBC’s live blog covering Asia-Pacific markets.
Stocks in the Asia-Pacific traded mixed on Thursday, as investors assessed further risks of more rate hikes to come. A number of Federal Reserve speakers reiterated the central bank is yet to be finished with its hiking cycle, including Fed Governor Christopher Waller.
The S&P/ASX 200 ended the session 0.53% lower at 7,490.3, as shares of Australia’s top power producer AGL Energy fell after posting a half-year loss in its latest periodic earnings.
Markets in Northeast Asia were more mixed, as Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell fractionally to 27,584.35 and the Topix climbed marginally to 1,985. In South Korea, the Kospi also ended fractionally lower at 2481.52, and the Kosdaq gained 0.59% to finish at 784.58.
Crude oil saw its fourth consecutive day of gains on China’s reopening hopes. The U.S. dollar index maintained levels above 103, with bond yields hovering at its highest levels in a month.
Chinese markets were all trading higher on Thursday, as Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose 1.58% and the Hang Seng Tech index climbed 3.18% in its final hour of trade.
In mainland China, the Shenzhen Component climbed 1.64% higher to close at 12,048.27, while the Shanghai Composite rose 1.18% to finish Thursday at 3270.38.
Overnight on Wall Street, all three indexes fell on corporate profit worries — including Chipotle and Lumen Technologies’ disappointing results. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.61% the S&P 500 slid 1.11% and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.68%.
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