TOKYO, JAPAN – JULY 27: Pedestrians and shoppers walk in the Akihabara area of Tokyo on July 27, 2023. Japan’s core consumer price index rose 3.3% in June, surpassing the US figure for the first time in eight years, as the Bank of Japan held its monetary policy meeting on July 27 and 28. (Photo provided by Tomohiro Osumi/Getty Images)
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Asia-Pacific markets were expected to open higher on Friday as several exchanges in the region were closed for the Boxing Day holiday.
Japanese benchmark Nikkei Stock Average The index was set at a higher opening price, with Chicago futures trading at 50,660 and Osaka futures at 50,490, compared to Wednesday’s closing price of 50,407.79.
Markets in Australia and Hong Kong were closed for public holidays.
US stock futures rose slightly in early Asian time after the S&P 500 index ended at a new record for the second day in a row on Wednesday US time.
The market-wide index rose 0.32% to close at 6,932.05. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 288.75 points, or 0.60%, to a closing high of 48,731.16. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.22% to settle at 23,613.31.
—CNBC’s Sean Conlon and Pia Singh contributed to this report.
