Asia-Pacific markets open within the inexperienced
Asia-Pacific markets opened increased Wednesday. Japan’s Nikkei 225 benchmark rose 1% after hitting a document excessive Tuesday, whereas the broader Topix index added 0.72%, as of 8:02 a.m. Singapore time (8:02 p.m. ET Tuesday).
In South Korea, the Kospi index superior 1.07%, whereas the small-cap Kosdaq elevated by 0.88%.
Over in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 was up 0.29%.
— Lee Ying Shan
Here are the opening requires the day
Happy mid-week from Singapore. Asia markets are set for a largely increased open.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 was set to open increased, with the futures contract in Chicago at 43,325, whereas its counterpart in Osaka final traded at 43,280, towards the index’s final shut of 42,718.17.
Futures for Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index stood at 25,144, pointing to a better open in contrast with the HSI’s final shut of 24,969.68.
However, Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was set to start out the day decrease with futures tied to the benchmark at 8,852, in contrast with the index’s final shut of 8,880.8.
— Lee Ying Shan
S&P 500 hits new intraday excessive
Traders work on the ground of the New York Stock Exchange on August 11, 2025.
NYSE
The S&P 500 rose 0.8% on Tuesday to hit a brand new intraday excessive.
S&P 5D chart
During the session, the S&P 500 surpassed its prior excessive from July 31. A closing excessive could be the S&P’s sixteenth of the 12 months.
Earlier within the morning, the Nasdaq Composite additionally hit a brand new intraday excessive. A document shut could be the benchmark’s nineteenth of the 12 months.
— Nick Wells, Lisa Kailai Han