{"id":40398,"date":"2025-06-05T11:37:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T11:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quickassetsmarket.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/05\/asian-stocks-end-mixed-hang-seng-climbs-1-1-nikkei-slips-0-5\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T11:37:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T11:37:11","slug":"asian-stocks-end-mixed-hang-seng-climbs-1-1-nikkei-slips-0-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quickassetsmarket.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/05\/asian-stocks-end-mixed-hang-seng-climbs-1-1-nikkei-slips-0-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Asian stocks end mixed: Hang Seng climbs 1.1%, Nikkei slips 0.5%"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/div>\n

Asian equities closed mixed on Thursday as investors assessed weaker-than-expected US economic reports and awaited Friday\u2019s closely watched non-farm payrolls data for further direction.<\/p>\n

Hong Kong stocks lead gains <\/h2>\n

Hong Kong stocks rose for a third consecutive session, marking the longest winning streak in nearly a month, as fresh data signaled continued expansion in China\u2019s services sector.<\/p>\n

The Hang Seng Index climbed 1.1% to 23,906.97, its highest close since March 20. <\/p>\n

The three-day, 3.2% advance was the benchmark\u2019s best run since May 12. The Hang Seng Tech Index rose 1.9%.<\/p>\n

China’s Shanghai Composite and the CSI 300 Index each added 0.2%.<\/p>\n

The Caixin China services purchasing managers\u2019 index rose to 51.1 in May from 50.7 in April, surpassing the consensus estimate of 51 in a Bloomberg survey.<\/p>\n

A reading above 50 indicates growth.<\/p>\n

Japanese stocks decline on bond auction weakness<\/h2>\n

Japanese markets ended lower as a lackluster 30-year bond auction \u2013 the weakest since 2023 \u2013 renewed pressure on the government to rework debt issuance plans. <\/p>\n

Investors were also cautious ahead of the fifth round of US-Japan trade talks focused on tariffs.<\/p>\n

The Nikkei 225 slipped 0.51% to 37,554.49, while the broader Topix lost 1.03% to close at 2,756.47.<\/p>\n

Automakers led losses. Honda and Toyota fell around 2.7% each, while Suzuki Motor dropped 3% amid reports that it had halted production of its Swift model due to China’s rare earth restrictions.<\/p>\n

Other regional markets<\/h2>\n

Seoul stocks extended gains for a third session, reaching the highest level in nearly a year. <\/p>\n

Optimism was fueled by the new administration\u2019s plans to reopen dialogue with North Korea and strengthen ties with the US and Japan.<\/p>\n

The Kospi jumped 1.49% to 2,812.05, led by large-cap tech names. Samsung Electronics rose 2.3% and SK Hynix gained 3.2%.<\/p>\n

Australian shares were volatile and closed marginally lower after April trade data fell short of expectations. <\/p>\n

Earlier gains faded during the session amid broader regional uncertainty.<\/p>\n

Indian equity benchmarks ended in the green for a second straight session on June 5, with the Nifty closing above the 24,750 mark.<\/p>\n

The Sensex rose 443.79 points, or 0.55%, to settle at 81,442.04, while the Nifty gained 130.70 points, or 0.53%, to close at 24,750.90. <\/p>\n

Among the top Nifty gainers were Eternal, Dr. Reddy\u2019s Laboratories, Trent, Power Grid Corporation, and ICICI Bank. <\/p>\n

US markets on Wednesday<\/h2>\n

Wall Street ended narrowly mixed in choppy midweek trade, as investors weighed disappointing economic indicators against expectations for Friday\u2019s labor market report.<\/p>\n

The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 91.90 points, or 0.2%, to 42,427.74. <\/p>\n

The S&P 500 edged up 0.44 points to 5,970.81, while the Nasdaq Composite advanced 61.53 points, or 0.3%, to 19,460.49.<\/p>\n

Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq notched their highest closing levels in more than three months, despite the day\u2019s range-bound moves.<\/p>\n

The post Asian stocks end mixed: Hang Seng climbs 1.1%, Nikkei slips 0.5%<\/a> appeared first on Invezz<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Asian equities closed mixed on Thursday as investors assessed weaker-than-expected US economic reports and awaited Friday\u2019s closely watched non-farm payrolls data for further direction. Hong Kong stocks lead gains Hong Kong stocks rose for a third consecutive session, marking the longest winning streak in nearly a month, as fresh data signaled continued expansion in China\u2019s <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40399,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-40398","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-investing"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quickassetsmarket.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quickassetsmarket.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quickassetsmarket.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quickassetsmarket.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quickassetsmarket.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40398"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/quickassetsmarket.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40398\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quickassetsmarket.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quickassetsmarket.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quickassetsmarket.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quickassetsmarket.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}