Asia live markets: shares will increase

Asia-Pacific markets are prepared to increase Thursday after a soft inflation report in the US.

The Consumer Price Index, a wide measure of costs throughout the United States economy. increased 0.2% month by month In February, put the annual inflation rate by 2.8%.

Of Australia S&P/ASX 200 It began on 0.20% higher, reverting the course of losses in the two previous sessions.

In Japan, the reference point Nikkei 225 It will open higher, with the futures contract in Chicago in 37,035, while its counterpart in Osaka last quoted 37,000, against the last closure of the index of 36,819.09.

Futures for Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index It was in 23,633, pointing out a stronger open compared to the closure of HSI of 23,600.31.

During the night in the United States, the Nasdaq compound Collected after the soft inflation report facilitated concerns about an imminent recession and, as investors received technological actions.

The technological weight reference point added 1.22% and closed to 17,648.45, while the S&P 500 won 0.49% to end at 5,599.30. He Dow Jones industrial He slipped 82.55 points, or 0.2%, to establish themselves at 41,350.93.

The technological sector is out of more than 3% of the week to date, but recovered in the session to lead the profits in the S&P 500. The best results include Nvidiawhich won 6.4%and AMD which added more than 4%. Meanwhile, Platform goal advanced 2% and Tesla It jumped more than 7%.

CNBC will organize “Converge Live”, an opening event of thought leadership from March 12 to 13, 2025, in Singapore, where global business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors and key decision makers will discuss what it means to innovate and grow collaborating and sharing ideas in all industries.

The spectators can see the live broadcast of the event and listen to speakers, including the Vice Prime Minister of Singapore, Kim Yong Gan, the president of the Alibaba group, Joe Tsai, the founder of Bridgewater Associates, Ray Dalio, and the CEO, president and co -founder Marc Benioff and others here.

– Lisa Kailai Han and Brian Evans of CNBC contributed to this report.