Asian stock markets rise after positive U.S. trading session
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Stock markets across Asia saw gains on Thursday, riding the wave of an upbeat trading day on Wall Street where company earnings reports and encouraging economic news pushed indexes higher. Tokyo led the regional rally with the Nikkei 225 climbing 1.5% to reach 50,959.14. Nissan Motor saw its shares go up 1.3% after announcing plans to sell its Yokohama headquarters building to bring in money. The automaker was set to release its earnings report later that day. Other markets in the region also posted gains. South Korea’s Kospi went up 1.2% to 4,054.15, and Taiwan’s Taiex added 0.7%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng jumped 1.6% to 26,361.40, while the Shanghai Composite index moved up 0.9% to 4,004.25. Not all stocks in the region performed well, though. Two companies focused on self-driving cars had rough debuts on the Hong Kong stock exchange. Pony.ai dropped 13% while WeRide’s shares tumbled 13.7% on their first day of trading as reported by AP news. Wall street recovery boosts sentiment The positive mood in Asia came after Wednesday’s trading in the United States, where stocks recovered from losses the day before. Technology companies with large market values played a big role in moving the market. Alphabet, which owns Google, jumped 2.4%. Broadcom went up 2%, and Meta Platforms, Facebook’s parent company, rose 1.4%. These gains helped push the market higher even though some other big tech names like Nvidia and Microsoft saw their shares drop. The S&P 500 finished up 0.4% at 6,796.29. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.5% to close at 47,311. The Nasdaq composite gained 0.6% to end at 23,499.80. Investors paid close attention to company earnings and future outlook statements, with results coming from many different types of businesses. McDonald’s shares rose 2.2% after the fast-food chain said sales got a lift…
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