03/10/2024 – 6:21
By Sergio Caldas
São Paulo, 10/03/2024 – Asian stock exchanges closed without a single direction this Thursday, with Tokyo recovering amid the weakness of the yen and Hong Kong interrupting a long sequence of gains.
The Nikkei index rose 1.97% in Tokyo, to 38,552.06 points, almost completely reversing the fall of the previous session, as the yen depreciated sharply against the dollar amid talk against new interest rate increases in Japan. favoring shares of exporting companies.
On the other hand, the Hang Seng fell 1.47% in Hong Kong, to 22,113.51 points, interrupting a rally of six consecutive sessions motivated by the aggressive stimulus measures announced by the Chinese central bank (PBoC) last week.
In mainland China, as well as Taiwan and South Korea, there was no business today due to public holidays.
In Oceania, the Australian stock market rose only marginally, after two consecutive days of losses. The S&P/ASX 200 advanced 0.09% in Sydney, to 8,205.20 points.
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