SHANGHAI, CHINA – The German Christmas market is illuminated at the central Bund Square near the Nanjing Road pedestrian street in Shanghai, December 15, 2022. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
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Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Wednesday, with several indexes expected to close early ahead of the Christmas Eve holiday.
from Japan Nikkei 225 rose 0.14%, while the Topix traded around a flat line. South Korea’s Kospi added 0.2%, while the small-cap Kosdaq was down 0.2%.
that of Hong Kong Hang Seng Index futures were at 25,818, higher than the HSI’s last close of 25,774.14.
However, Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 index slipped 0.33%, ending a four-day winning streak.
Markets in Hong Kong and Australia are expected to close early.
U.S. futures were trading near a stable line in early Asian hours, after the broader S&P 500 market posted a record close.
U.S. stocks rose for the fourth straight session overnight as artificial intelligence stocks continued to outperform during a holiday-shortened week.
The S&P 500 added 0.46%, closing at a record high of 6,909.79. The broad market index is now just below its all-time intraday high of 6,920.34.
The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.57% to end at 23,561.84. Gains from tech giants Nvidia and Broadcom, which rose about 3% and more than 2%, respectively, pushed the index higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 79.73 points, or 0.16%, to 48,442.41.
—CNBC’s Sean Conlon and Pia Singh contributed to this report.
