Asia stocks split as Wall Street slips on hot US inflation
Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed on Wednesday after Wall Street closed lower on hotter-than-expected US inflation data. Japan, South Korea and Australia gained, while Hong Kong and mainland China fell. South Korea's October unemployment rate eased to 2.5%.
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- The source published it on Nov 11, 2026 at 2:27 AM.
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Asia-Pacific stocks split down the middle on Wednesday, with investors still digesting a weaker Wall Street close after US inflation data came in hotter than expected. Japan, South Korea and Australia pushed higher, while Hong Kong and mainland China slid.
The split ran through the region's major benchmarks. South Korea's Kospi Composite added 0.65%, Japan's Nikkei 225 climbed 0.76% and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 edged up 0.17%, according to readings taken between 3:19 am and 3:22 am CET.
On the losing side, Hong Kong's Hang Seng shed 0.70%. The Shanghai Composite slipped 0.26% and the Shenzhen Composite dropped 0.46%.
Seoul also got a fresh data point: South Korea's unemployment rate eased to 2.5% in October, down from 2.6% the month before. In currency markets, the dollar held roughly flat against the yen, trading at ¥158.8705 shortly after 3:23 am CET.
TopicsKospi Composite · Nikkei 225 · Hang Seng · Shanghai Composite · Shenzhen Composite · S&P/ASX 200 · Wall Street · South Korea
Source: breakingthenews.net
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