Asia-Pacific Markets Show Mixed Reactions

Following a positive close on Wall Street, major stock indexes in the Asia-Pacific region displayed a mixed performance on Thursday. This comes after the United States reported a cooling in inflation for the month of February.

Individual Market Performances

Japan's Nikkei 225 saw a significant jump, increasing by 1.06% at 3:17 am CET. In contrast, Hong Kong's Hang Seng experienced a slight decrease of 0.25% at 03:18 am CET. Meanwhile, South Korea's Kospi added 0.68% at 3:19 am CET. The Shanghai Composite and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 remained flat, whereas the Shenzhen Composite decreased by 0.58% at 3:20 am CET.

Currency Movements

On the currency front, the dollar traded flat against the yen at 3:21 am CET, with a selling price of 148.12550.