Japan +2.50%. Japan data – Final November Industrial production +0.2% m/m (before -3.2%).
Japan Data: Basic Machinery Orders for November -8.3% m/m (-0.9% expected).
The BoJ maintains the rate, does not change the yield range. The Bank of Japan surprised markets by holding up its performance tolerance band of the curve and ultra-moderate interest rate -0.1% unchanged.
Porcelain +0.20%.
Hong Kong +0.34%.
Australia +0.10%.
India +0.68%.
Overnight on Wall Street, major stock indexes fell as investors struggled to ride the momentum of early 2023. The Dow lost 391.76 points, or 1.14%, to close at 33,910.85. The S&P 500 fell 0.2% to 3,990.97. The Nasdaq Composite gained 0.14% to end the day at 11,095.11.
New Zealand Data – December Retail Card Sales -2.5% m/m (November was +0.3%).
Oil prices rose on Wednesday, extending gains from the previous session, buoyed by optimism that an easing of China’s tight covid restrictions will lead to a recovery in fuel demand in the top oil importer. of the world.
Brent Crude Futures were up 52 cents, or 0.6%, at $86.44 a barrel by 0151 GMT, after a 1.7% rally in the previous session.
US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) CLc1 crude futures rose 55 cents, or 0.7%, to $80.73 a barrel, after rising 0.4% on Tuesday.
Gold prices eased on Wednesday as the US dollar strengthened, while expectations of a slowdown in the pace of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes capped losses.
golden point it fell 0.3% to $1,902.79 an ounce, as of 0256 GMT. usa gold futures fell 0.2% to $1,906.00.
silver point fell 0.1% to $23.90 per ounce, platinum lost 0.6% to $1,033.06 and palladium fell 0.2% to $1,740.30.
US futures rise. dow jones +0.03%; S&P 500 +0.11%; nasdaq +0.14%.
