The Australian flag stands in front of Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark, on January 14, 2024.
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The Asia-Pacific market opened mixed on Wednesday after Wall Street’s main benchmark rose, with Nasdaq Composite closed at a new record high as tech stocks gained.
Traders in Asia will assess consumer price data from Australia, with inflation for the quarter ending in September expected to ease to 2.9%, down from 3.8% in the previous quarter.
Japan Nikkei 225 opened 0.74% higher, while the Topix advanced 0.55%.
South Korea’s Kospi fell 0.57%, while the small-cap Kosdaq fell 0.06%.
Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 traded 0.3% lower.
Futures for Hong Kong Hang Seng Index was at 20,746, compared to the index’s last close of 20,701.14.
In the US, the tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 0.78% to close at a record high of 18,712.75.
At S&P 500 added 0.16% to close at 5,832.92, while at Dow Jones Industrial Average down 154.52 points, or 0.36%, to 42,233.05.
– CNBC’s Hakyung Kim and Alex Harring contributed to this report.
