The skyline of Yokohama with the Landmark Tower, Queen’s Square and the ferries wheel with the Aka-Rengo Soko warehouse on a beautiful day.
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Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Friday as investors await details on the U.S.’ trade deals ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s deadline for higher tariffs next week.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 benchmark ended the day flat at 39,810.88, while the broader Topix index was flat at 2,827.95.
In South Korea, the Kospi index ended the day 1.99% lower at 3,054.28, while the small-cap Kosdaq declined by 2.21% to 775.80.
Mainland China’s CSI 300 index added 0.36% to close at 3,982.20, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell 0.68% in its final hour of trade.
Over in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 ended the day flat at 8,603.
Meanwhile, India’s benchmark Nifty 50 fell 0.17% while the BSE Sensex was down 0.18% as at 12.15 p.m. Indian Standard Time.
Overnight stateside, a better-than-expected jobs report eased investors’ concerns of a slowdown in the U.S. economy and pushed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite to fresh record highs.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 344.11 points, or 0.77%, settling at 44,828.53. The S&P 500 added 0.83% to close at 6,279.35, while the Nasdaq gained 1.02% and ended at 20,601.10. Both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite also closed at records.
U.S. markets are closed on Friday for the Independence Day public holiday.
— CNBC’s Sean Conlon and Lisa Kailai Han contributed to this report.
