People take photos in front of Christmas illuminations in central Seoul on December 22, 2023.
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Asia-Pacific markets opened higher on Christmas Eve as major US benchmarks rose overnight, helped by gains in tech stocks.
Japanese Nikkei Stock Average According to the minutes of the October meeting of the Bank of Japan, TOPIX and TOPIX remained almost unchanged. showed it Members agreed to stick with rate hikes if economic and inflation prospects are met..
Japanese automaker stocks honda The next day, Nissan shares soared 13% while falling more than 5%. The two companies announced that they have begun formal discussions for a merger and are arranging financing to create the world's third-largest automaker by sales. The consultation is scheduled to conclude in June 2025.
Korean Kospi rose 0.31%, and the Kosdaq rose 0.72%.
Consumer confidence in South Korea has fallen to its lowest point in more than two years. country consumer sentiment index According to a survey released by the Bank of Korea, the index has fallen by more than 12 points since November to 88.4 in December, falling below the 100 point mark that separates optimism from pessimism.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index futures stood at 19,924, above HSI's previous closing price of 19,883.13.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 traded slightly flat on a shortened trading day.
U.S. stocks rose overnight as strength in technology stocks supported the broader market.
The S&P 500 rose 0.73% to 5,974.07. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index rose 0.98% to 19,764.89, as Tesla and Metaplatform rose more than 2% and Nvidia rose more than 3%.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average erased earlier losses and closed up 66.69 points, or 0.16%, at 42,906.95.
Trading was light on Monday, and trading is expected to remain sluggish this week. The New York Stock Exchange will close at 1pm ET on Tuesday for Christmas Eve, and the market will be closed on Christmas Day.
—CNBC's Yun Li contributed to this report.
