Japan +0.07%. Japan (final) Jibun PMI for January: Manufacturing 48.9 (was 48.9).
Porcelain +0.66%. China PMI data: Caixin Jan Manufacturing PMI 49.2 (previous 49.0).
Hong Kong +0.85%. Hong Kong is set to release its fourth quarter GDP data later in the day.
Australia +0.33%. Australian manufacturing PMI for January (final) 50.0 (before 50.2).
Australia Q4 Headline CPI 1.9% q/q (1.6% expected).
India +0.43%.
Overnight on Wall Street, the major stock indices rose on the back of strong gains and encouraging inflation data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 368.95 points, or 1.09%, to 34,086.04. The S&P 500 gained 1.46% to 4,076.60. The Nasdaq Composite added 1.67% to 11,584.55, marking its best January since 2001.
South Korea’s January exports plunged 16% yoy, South Korea posted its worst-ever trade deficit in 2022.
New Zealand jobs report for Q4 2022: Unemployment rate 3.4% (3.3% expected).
Oil prices rose on Wednesday supported by a weaker dollar, which fell on signs of slowing US inflation, easing fears the world’s biggest oil user could face a recession due to further hikes. in interest rates.
Brent Crude Futures were up 20 cents, or 0.2%, at $85.66 a barrel by 0128 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were higher.
US futures lower. dow jones -0.19%; S&P 500 -0.25%; nasdaq -0.34%.
