《亚股》亚太股市普遍偏软 台、星股市回吐 新西兰股市逼近历史高

The Asia-Pacific stock markets generally followed the soft performance of US stocks on the evening of the 7th. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand unexpectedly cut interest rates by 0.5%, pushing the local stock market close to historical highs and reaching a peak not seen in over four and a half years, while the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets and South Korean stocks were closed.

The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index fell over 2%, while the Hong Kong Hang Seng Index dropped 287 points or 1.1% to 26,669 points, with a turnover of HKD 10.66 billion. Alibaba and Baidu each retreated over 3%. The Taiwan Weighted Index fell 170 points or 0.6% to 27,041 points. Taiwan Semiconductor retreated over 1%, while Quanta and Hon Hai fell 1% and 1.8%, respectively, and MediaTek rose 1.1%.

The Indian Nifty 50 Index rose 69 points or 0.3% to 25,177 points. Information technology service stocks performed well, with Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services rising 2.1%, HCL Technologies up 1.6%, and Mahindra Technology increasing by 2.2%. The Australian S&P/ASX 200 Index fell 7 points to 8,949 points. Retailer Wesfarmers dropped 2%, gold mining stock Newmont fell 0.4%, while mining stock Rio Tinto rose 0.9%. The New Zealand Exchange 50 Index rose 37 points or 0.2% to 13,568 points, reaching an intraday high of 13,626 points, close to the historical high of 13,643 points.

The Singapore Straits Times Index fell 22 points or 0.5% to 4,449 points. DBS and Genting Singapore fell 1.4%. The Malaysian and Indonesian stock markets fell 0.4%, while the Thai and Philippine stock markets rose 0.4% and 0.7%, respectively. The Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh stock markets in Vietnam each rose 0.1%