Market Overview

After Wall Street ended on a high note, the Asia-Pacific stock markets presented a mixed bag of results this Friday. The attention was largely on the financial outcomes of Coinbase and Airbnb for the closing quarter.

Regional Market Performance

Japan's Nikkei 225 saw a slight decrease of 0.45% at 2:57 am CET. Conversely, South Korea's Kospi Composite experienced a modest rise of 0.36% shortly after. Hong Kong's Hang Seng made a significant leap of 1.39% at 2:59 am CET. Meanwhile, the Shanghai Composite on the Chinese mainland remained unchanged, and the Shenzhen Composite saw a 0.25% increase at 3:00 am CET. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 also enjoyed a 0.49% gain at 3:01 am CET.

Currency Movements

In currency news, the dollar dipped 0.13% against the yen, trading at ¥152.55150 at 3:02 am CET.