Asian shares traded mixed on Thursday after US stocks drifted near their records.
US futures edged higher, while oil prices declined.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.2 per cent to 51,139.48 as investors took heart as the US government shutdown finally ended.
President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travellers at airports and generated long lines at some food banks.
The shutdown had blocked not just spending, but also delayed a raft of federal economic data, Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management said in a commentary, adding that for markets, the only line that matters is simple: the lights are coming back on.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell 0.6 per cent to 26,766.71, while the Shanghai Composite index edged up 0.4 per cent to 4,016.24 as mainland stocks climbed ahead of updates on lending in China.
Australia’s S&P ASX 200 fell 1​Asian shares traded mixed on Thursday after US stocks drifted near their records.
US futures edged higher, while oil prices declined.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.2 per cent to 51,139.48 as investors took heart as the US government shutdown finally ended.
President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travellers at airports and generated long lines at some food banks.
The shutdown had blocked not just spending, but also delayed a raft of federal economic data, Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management said in a commentary, adding that for markets, the only line that matters is simple: the lights are coming back on.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell 0.6 per cent to 26,766.71, while the Shanghai Composite index edged up 0.4 per cent to 4,016.24 as mainland stocks climbed ahead of updates on lending in China.
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