Mount Fuji and the Shinjuku skyline in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg by way of Getty Pictures
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Asia-Pacific markets largely fell Wednesday as buyers parsed commerce knowledge that simply got here out of Japan.
Japan’s exports in November grew 6.1% 12 months on 12 months, knowledge from the nation’s finance ministry launched Wednesday confirmed. The expansion sharply beat expectations of a mean 4.8% rise estimated by economists polled by Reuters, and was larger than the three.6% seen within the earlier month.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.14%, whereas the Topix declined 0.37%. South Korea’s Kospi added 0.5%, and the small-cap Kosdaq climbed 0.66%.
Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 declined 0.21%.
Hong Kong’s Grasp Seng index futures had been at 25,219, pointing to a flat open, in contrast with the HSI’s final shut of 25,235.41.
