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Japan (NKY:IND) +1.39%. Japan Q1 GDP shrinks more than expected on weak consumer spending
Industrial production in Japan increased by 4.4% month-over-month in March 2024, compared with flash data of a 3.8% rise and after a 0.6% fall in the prior month.
China (SHCOMP) +0.07%. Traders anticipate releases of a slew of Chinese economic data on Friday.
Hong Kong (HSI) +1.75%.
India (SENSEX) -0.10%.
Australia (AS51) +1.65%. Australia’s jobless rate rises to 3-month peak of 4.1% in April
In the U.S., on Wednesday, all three major indexes ended at a record peak as an easing in the inflation rate grew speculation US rates cut this year. Both headline and core inflation rates in the US decelerated in April, with retail sales unexpectedly stagnating.
U.S. stock futures edged higher on Thursday after the major averages closed at record highs in the previous session on soft CPI readings: Dow +0.07%; S&P 500 +0.13%; Nasdaq +0.15%.
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