The Asian and Pacific stock exchanges closed business this Thursday (3) with no single direction, with the South Korean stock exchange returning from a holiday. In Seoul, the South Korean Kospi index rose 1.67%, to 2,707.82 points, after returning from the local New Year’s holiday. In Tokyo, the Japanese Nikkei fell 1.06%, to 27,241.31 points, interrupting a sequence of four positive sessions.
Markets in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan remained closed for the Lunar New Year holiday.
In Oceania, the Australian stock market had a modest decline today, after a volatile session, with more intense losses in the technology sector. The S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.14% in Sydney to 7,078.00 points.
Mixed behavior in Asia and the Pacific prevailed despite New York stocks accumulating gains for the fourth straight session yesterday, helped by positive earnings from Alphabet, Google’s parent company. With information from Dow Jones Newswires.
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