Nikkei closed down 300.30 points as the strengthening yen weighed on export stocks.

Nikkei index, Tokyo stock marketIt closed lower today for the first time after closing positive for 5 consecutive trading days. This is because the appreciation of the yen weighed down export stocks such as automobile manufacturers and technology stocks.

Kyodo news agency reported that The Nikkei Index closed at 26,119.52 points, down 330.30 points, or -1.25%.
The US dollar continued to weaken in Tokyo trading today. After hitting a seven-month low of 7 yen in trading on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. This is because investors sold the dollar after the release of data indicating that Inflation slows in the US
Investors also bought the yen on speculation that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) might abandon its policy of keeping interest rates at ultra-low levels. After the yield on 10-year Japanese government bonds jumped to 0.545%, the highest level since June. 2558 and rose above the +0.500% adjustment range of bond yields that the BOJ set in December.

S&P/ASX 200 Australian Stock Market IndexClosed positive today By adjusting to the direction of the US stock market, which rose strongly on Thursday (Jan. 12), responding to the trend of slowing down interest rate increases by the US Federal Reserve (Fed).

The S&P/ASX 200 Index closed at 7,328.10 points, an increase of 47.70 points or +0.66%, and the All Ordinaries Index closed at 7,540.10 points, an increase of 50.20 points or +0.67%.
The United States revealed the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which includes food and energy categories, rose 6.5% year-on-year in December. This is the smallest increase since October. 2564 On a monthly basis, the general CPI index dropped 0.1%, which was the first decline in more than two and a half years.
This was after the United States released the CPI index for December. Most investors predicted that The Fed will raise interest rates by just 0.25% to a range of 4.50-4.75% at its February meeting.

Shanghai Composite Index, China Stock MarketClosed positive today This is because foreign investors proceeded to buy shares of Chinese companies for 8 consecutive business days, responding to the positive view that The Chinese economy will recover strongly from the COVID-19 epidemic.

The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,195.31 points, up 31.85 points, or +1.01%.
For today's economic information The General Administration of Customs of China (GAC) reported that China's December exports fell 9.9% year-on-year. This was due to a slowdown in global demand. However, December exports came in better than analysts in a Reuters poll had expected a 10% decline after falling 8.7%. In November
China's December imports fell 7.5% due to sluggish domestic consumption. This is a result of people having to stay at home. Due to the number of COVID-19 infections Surge sharply after the government lifted COVID-19 control measures.
However, China's December imports came in better than analysts expected a 9.8% decline after falling 10.6% in November.
China's trade surplus totaled $7.8 billion in December. That was higher than analysts' expectations of $7.62 billion. and higher than November, which was 6.984 billion dollars.

South Korea Stock Market Composite IndexClosing positive for the 8th day in a row today. After the United States revealed the general Consumer Price Index (CPI) slowed down. This increases hopes that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will delay raising interest rates. The Won strengthened against the US dollar.

The Korea Composite Stock Market Index (KOSPI) closed Tuesday at 2,386.09, up 20.99 points, or +0.89 percent, with moderate trading volume of 851 million shares, worth 6.9 trillion won ($5.6 billion), and gainers outnumbered losers 524 to 325.
Hyundai Motor shares rose 1.5%, SK Hynix shares rose 1.27% and LG Chem shares rose 1.1%.

Hang Seng Index, Hong Kong Stock MarketClosed positive today After the United States revealed the Consumer Price Index (CPI) slowed down in December. This will be a supporting factor for the Federal Reserve (Fed) to ease the accelerator in raising interest rates.

The Hang Seng Index closed at 21,738.66 points, up 224.56 points or +1.04%.
The U.S. Labor Department said its headline CPI, which included food and energy, rose 6.5% in December from a year earlier. That slowed from a 7.1 percent increase in November and was the smallest gain since October. 2564. The figures are also in line with analyst expectations.
Month-on-month, the headline CPI fell 0.1% in December, in line with analysts' expectations. And it was the first drop in more than two and a half years.
Core CPI, which excludes food and energy, rose 5.7 percent in December from a year earlier. This slowed from a 6.0% rise in November and was also in line with expectations.
After the US released the CPI index, investors gave more than 90% weight in predicting that the Fed will raise interest rates by just 0.25% to 4.50-4.75% at the meeting on Jan. 31 - Feb. 1. After previously giving it a weight of 76.7%