Japan’s\u00a0Nikkei 225<\/a>\u00a0benchmark added 0.6% to close at 39,901.19, while the broader Topix index rose 0.72% to 2,839.81.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, South Korea’s\u00a0Kospi<\/a>\u00a0index moved up 0.19% to close at 3,192.29, while the small-cap Kosdaq advanced 0.74% to 818.27.<\/p>\n Australia’s\u00a0S&P\/ASX 200<\/a>\u00a0benchmark ended the day 0.9% higher at 8,639.<\/p>\n Over in India, the 50-stock benchmark\u00a0Nifty 50<\/a>\u00a0was down 0.12%, while the Sensex index lost 0.25% as of 1.55 p.m. Indian Standard Time (4.25 a.m. ET).<\/p>\n \u2014 Amala Balakrishner<\/p>\n Thu, Jul 17 202512:38 AM EDT<\/p>\n Indian stocks open flat<\/p>\n Indian stocks were little changed in early trade Thursday, with both the 50-stock benchmark\u00a0Nifty 50<\/a>\u00a0Sensex index trading flat as of 10 a.m. Indian Standard time (12.30 a.m. ET).<\/p>\n Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Nifty 50 Index<\/p>\n Wed, Jul 16 202511:14 PM EDT<\/p>\n SK Hynix shares plunge over 8% on profit-taking concerns<\/p>\n Shares of SK Hynix plunged as much as 8.78% Thursday on concerns of its profit-taking against the backdrop of a weakening outlook for memory semiconductor prices.<\/p>\n Goldman Sachs reportedly downgraded the stock to a neutral rating, noting that SK Hynix’s “operating profit for 2026 is expected to decrease compared to this year<\/a>.”<\/p>\n “Considering the performance risks, it is shifting to a conservative stance as the stock price has already risen significantly,” the bank’s analysts added in a Thursday note.<\/p>\n \u2014 Amala Balakrishner<\/p>\n Wed, Jul 16 202510:58 PM EDT<\/p>\n Australia unemployment rate rises to 43-month high<\/p>\n Australia’s unemployment rate rose to 4.3%<\/a> on a seasonally adjusted basis in June, surpassing the 4.1% increase anticipated by economists polled by Reuters.<\/p>\n The reading was also the highest since November 2021, according to LSEG data.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, net employment rose by 2,000 in June, from a revised decline of 1,100 the month before, data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Thursday showed.<\/p>\n That latest reading still missed market forecasts of a 20,000 increase, according to Reuters poll data.<\/p>\n \u2014 Amala Balakrishner<\/p>\n Wed, Jul 16 202510:06 PM EDT<\/p>\n Singapore stocks extend rally to hit fresh all-time highs<\/p>\n Singapore’s 30-stock benchmark Straits Times Index<\/a> extended its winning run for a ninth consecutive day, hitting a fresh all-time high of 4,154.13 earlier in the session.<\/p>\n Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Straits Times Index<\/p>\n Wed, Jul 16 20259:44 PM EDT<\/p>\n Chinese and Hong Kong stocks rise in early trade<\/p>\n Chinese and Hong Kong-listed stocks started the day higher Thursday amid choppy trading in other key Asia-Pacific markets.<\/p>\n As of 9.40 a.m. local time (9.40 p.m. ET Wednesday), the Hang Seng Index<\/a>\u00a0added 0.26%, while mainland’s\u00a0CSI 300<\/a>\u00a0moved up 0.16%.<\/p>\n \u2014 Amala Balakrishner<\/p>\n Wed, Jul 16 20259:52 PM EDT<\/p>\n Shares in Seven & i plunge over 9% in early trade <\/p>\n Wed, Jul 16 20259:24 PM EDT<\/p>\n Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports surprise with jump to 11-month high in June<\/p>\n Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports surged 13% in June compared to the same period last year, surpassing the 5% growth forecast by economists polled by Reuters.<\/p>\n The latest reading also surpassed the revised 3.9% decline in the previous month, government data<\/a> showed Thursday.<\/p>\n This is the sharpest increase since July 2024, according to LSEG data. It comes on the back of higher shipments of electronic products, non-monetary gold and specialized machinery.<\/p>\n On a month-on-month basis, Singapore’s NODX surged 14.3% in June, compared to a 12% decline seen in May.<\/p>\n \u2013 Amala Balakrishner<\/p>\n Wed, Jul 16 20258:15 PM EDT<\/p>\n Asia-Pacific markets start the day mixed<\/p>\n Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed Wednesday.<\/p>\n As of 8.11 a.m. Singapore time (8.11 p.m. ET), Japan’s Nikkei 225<\/a> benchmark fell 0.6% while the broader Topix index ticked down 0.11%.<\/p>\n In South Korea, the\u00a0Kospi<\/a>\u00a0index dropped 0.26% while the small-cap Kosdaq was flat.<\/p>\n Over in Australia, the\u00a0S&P\/ASX 200<\/a> benchmark added 0.35%.<\/p>\n \u2014 Amala Balakrishner<\/p>\n Wed, Jul 16 20258:13 PM EDT<\/p>\n Japan\u2019s exports fall for second straight month with no U.S. trade deal in sight, raising recession fears<\/p>\n Japan’s exports in June contracted 0.5% year over year, extending the 1.7% drop seen in May as deliveries continued to decline for the second straight month.<\/p>\n The decrease in exports was a reversal of the 0.5% rise expected by economists polled by Reuters, and comes amid a lack of a breakthrough in trade talks with the U.S.<\/p>\n Exports to China, Japan’s largest trading partner, were down 4.7%, while exports to the U.S. declined by 11.4% year over year, deepening from the 11% fall in May.<\/p>\n Read the full story, here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2014Lim Hui Jie<\/p>\n Wed, Jul 16 20258:10 PM EDT<\/p>\n Trading in Japan\u2019s Seven & i halted after Couche-Tard withdraws $47 billion bid to acquire the retailer<\/p>\n Wed, Jul 16 20257:37 PM EDT<\/p>\n Here are the opening calls for the day<\/p>\n Good morning from Singapore.<\/p>\n Investors will be keeping a close watch on a slew of data points from the Asia-Pacific region today, including Japan’s trade figures, Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports numbers as well as Australia’s employment print for the month of June.<\/p>\n Economists polled by Reuters expect Japan’s trade balance to come in at 353.9 billion yen ($2.39 billion) surplus, better than the revised 638.6 billion yen deficit it recorded in May.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, separate polls by Reuters showed that Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports were forecast to grow 5% year on year in June, from a contraction of 3.5% in May.<\/p>\n Australia’s unemployment rate was expected to hold steady at 4.1% in June.<\/p>\n Japan’s benchmark\u00a0Nikkei 225<\/a>\u00a0was set to open lower, with the futures contract in Chicago at 39,545 while its counterpart in Osaka last traded at 39,540, against the index’s Wednesday close of 39,663.40.<\/p>\n Futures for Hong Kong’s\u00a0Hang Seng index<\/a>\u00a0stood at 24,576, pointing to a stronger open compared to the HSI’s last close of 24,517.76.<\/p>\n Australia’s\u00a0S&P\/ASX 200<\/a>\u00a0was also set to start the day higher with futures tied to the benchmark at 8,588, compared with its last close of 8,561.80.<\/p>\n \u2014 Amala Balakrishner<\/p>\n Wed, Jul 16 20257:37 PM EDT<\/p>\n U.S. futures slip following rally on Trump\u2019s denial that he plans to fire Powell<\/p>\n Wed, Jul 16 20254:03 PM EDT<\/p>\n Stocks end Wednesday in the green<\/p>\n Wednesday saw a volatile trading session that ended with a major rebound in U.S. equities.<\/p>\n The\u00a0S&P 500<\/a>\u00a0added 0.32% to close at 6,263.70. The\u00a0Dow Jones Industrial Average<\/a>\u00a0gained 231.49 points, or 0.53%, ending at 44,254.78. 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