KURE - Asia-Pacific stocks mixed after BOJ maintains ultra-loose policy
2023-12-19 01:59:15 ET
Japan ( NKY:IND ) +1.41% . Bank of Japan maintained its ultra-loose monetary policy and provided no guidance on whether it may scrap the policy next year, as widely expected.
China ( SHCOMP ) -0.19% .
Hong Kong ( HSI ) -0.96% .
India ( SENSEX ) +0.18% .
Australia ( AS51 ) +0.84% .
New Zealand December Business Confidence 33.2 (prior 30.8).
In the U.S. on Monday, all three major indexes ended higher , as investors continue to anticipate lower interest rates next year, despite conflicting views from policymakers such as NY Fed President John Williams and Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic.
U.S. stock futures inched lower on Tuesday after the major averages extended gains in the last session: Dow -0.01% ; S&P 500 flat; Nasdaq -0.10% .
Traders now awaited US PCE inflation data for further insights into the dynamics of price pressures. Traders also stayed cautious ahead of the December fixing of key lending rates in China this week.
Currencies: ( JPY:USD ), ( CNY:USD ), ( AUD:USD ), ( INR:USD ), ( HKD:USD ), ( NZD:USD ).
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Asia-Pacific stocks mixed after BOJ maintains ultra-loose policy