"Asian stock markets" open positive, keeping an eye on economic data Hong Kong-Philippines-Singapore

Asian stock market Opened slightly positive today (January 26, 2566) while investors keep an eye on economic data in Asia. The NIKKEI 225 Japanese stock market index opened today at 27,444.64 points, an increase of 49.63 points or +0.18%, while the Hang Seng Index opened at 22,386.37 points. Increased 341.72 points or +1.55%

The Nikkei index of the Tokyo stock market opened slightly positive today. This is because the appreciation of the yen against the US dollar has overshadowed the positive factors from expectations that The rate of interest rate increases in the United States will slow down.

The Bank of Korea (BOK) said today (Jan. 26) that the South Korean economy shrank for the first time in two and a half years in the fourth quarter of 2, which corresponds to October-December. Due to the rush to spend money after COVID-4 The economy began to shrink and world trade collapsed.

South Korea's gross domestic product (GDP) shrank 0.4% in the 4th quarter of 2565, compared with a 3% expansion in the 2565rd quarter of 0.3, while economists in a Reuters survey expected expected to shrink by 0.3%

Hong Kong and Philippines scheduled to release trade data As Singapore prepares to release industrial production data for December.

Chinese and Australian stock markets are closed. On the occasion of a public holiday

The US stock market closed mostly negative on Wednesday, January 25, as technology stocks fell. After Microsoft reveals disappointing business forecasts