Bank of Japan meeting minutes

Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Christmas Eve, after major US indexes rose overnight supported by gains in technology stocks.

Japan Nikki 225 It fell by 0.32%, according to the minutes of the Bank of Japan’s October meeting Show it Members agreed to continue raising interest rates if economic and inflation expectations are met.

Japanese car maker Honda Nissan shares rose 15%, while Nissan shares fell more than 5% the next day They announced the start of official discussions To integrate, which paves the way for the reward to create The third largest automaker in the world by sales. Discussions are scheduled to end in June 2025.

South Korea Cosby The Kosdaq fell 0.26% while the Kosdaq rose 0.16%.

Consumer confidence in South Korea fell to its lowest level in more than two years. The country Consumer confidence index A survey released by the Bank of Korea showed that the index fell by more than 12 points from November to 88.4 in December, falling below the 100-point level that separates optimism from pessimism.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose 0.42% at the open, while mainland China’s CSI 300 rose 0.10%.

Australia Standard & Poor’s/ASX 200 It rose 0.35% in one short trading day.

Overnight in the United States, Stocks rose Strength in technology names helped the broader market.

the Standard & Poor’s 500 It rose 0.73% to 5974.07. Heavy technology Nasdaq Composite It rose 0.98% to 19,764.89 points Tesla and Meta platforms He added more than 2% Nvidia rose more than 3%.

the Dow Jones Industrial Average It erased its previous losses and ended the day up 66.69 points, or 0.16%, to 42,906.95.

Trading was thin on Monday and is expected to remain calm through the week. The New York Stock Exchange closes early Tuesday on Christmas Eve at 1 p.m. Eastern time, and the market is closed on Christmas Day.

— CNBC’s Yun Li contributed to this report.