Nikkei 225, CSI 300, Hang Seng Index

Nikkei 225, CSI 300, Hang Seng Index

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Asia-Pacific markets rose on Friday after the White House said US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping would hold talks next week.

US press secretary Carolyn Levitt said Trump would leave for Malaysia late on Friday, followed by Japan and South Korea. Xi’s meeting next Thursday After speaking at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit, Reuters reported.

Japan’s benchmark Nikki 225 The index climbed 0.78%, while Topix rose 0.39%. Core of Japan Inflation rose to 2.9% in SeptemberThe first increase since May and in line with the expectations of economists polled by Reuters.

This was higher than 2.7% in August. Japan’s core inflation metric excludes fresh food prices but includes energy costs.

Headline inflation in Japan also rose to 2.9% from 2.7% the previous month.

South Korea’s Kospi rose 1.35% and the small-cap Kosdaq rose 0.92%.

Australia’s ASX/S&P 200 was trading up 0.19% at the open.

The future of Hong Kong Hang Seng Index The index traded at 26,139 against its previous close of 25,967.98, pointing to a strong open.

Overnight, the three major averages closed higher. The S&P 500 Tech stocks rose 0.58% to close at 6,738.44, led by strong earnings results.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average It ended up 144.20 points or 0.31% at 46,734.61. The Nasdaq Composite Up 0.89% to settle at 22,941.80 Nvidia, Broadcom And Amazon. Shares of co-players with artificial intelligence increased by almost 3% the oracle Emotions also rose.

— CNBC’s Sean Conlon, Pia Singh and Lim Hui Ji contributed to this report.

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