US EditionGlobal Shares Trade Mixed with some Exchanges Closed Ahead of the New Year
Several major Asian exchanges closed for year-end holidays, with mixed trading in open markets; Taiwan's Taiex rose 0.7% while Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.5%, sources said.
- On Wednesday, major Asian stock markets including Tokyo stock market and Seoul exchanges were closed for yearend holidays, while Asia-Pacific markets showed mixed trading on the holiday-shortened final trading day of the year.
- Staggered holiday schedules left trading volumes thin across the region, with Tokyo set to be closed Thursday and Friday and South Korea scheduled to close on Thursday.
- Taiwan's Taiex jumped 0.7% to 28893.59, contrasting with the Hang Seng's 0.5% dip to 25715.16, amid mixed regional trading.
- With Wall Street closing on Thursday, U.S. equity futures were flat in early Asian hours, keeping cross-border trading muted after the S&P 500 fell modestly overnight.
- Commodities influenced sentiment as gold rose 1.4% to 4,386.30 per ounce and U.S. crude eased to $57.88, while central bank policy of three rate cuts late in 2025 and weakening consumer confidence shaped the backdrop.
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rtl.luAsia markets mixed in final day of 2025 trading
HONG KONG: Asian stocks were mixed at the start of the final trading day of 2025 on Wednesday (Dec 31), with some tracking Wall Street losses as investors eased towards the New Year break.Trading remained thin in the holiday-shortened week, though precious metals appeared to steady after seeing a sharp pullba
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Asian shares trade mixed with some exchanges closed ahead of the New Year
Major Asian stock markets, including Tokyo and Seoul, are closed for the yearend and New Year’s holidays, while trading was mixed in those bourses that remained open.
Asian stock market indices were mixed on the last trading day of the year. Stock exchanges in Shanghai, India and Taiwan turned green, while Australia turned red, and many remained closed. Trading ahead of the New Year remains modest, foreign news agencies report.
Asia-Pacific stock markets slipped at the opening of trading today, Wednesday, December 31, 2025. Global capital market trading will be shortened on the last day of 2025.
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