Asian Markets
Asian markets were mixed on Wednesday as they reacted to the U.S. reporting the lowest number of job openings in two years.
- Stocks in New Zealand fell after the central bank announced a 50-basis-point interest rate hike.
- Stocks in Singapore rose after economic data showed that retail sales jumped 12.7% year over year in February.
- Markets closed down in Japan even though data showed the country's services sector grew for the seventh consecutive month.
| S&P Asia 50 | 4,722.16 | -0.13% |
| Japan (Nikkei 225) | 27,813.26 | -1.68% |
| South Korea (KOSPI) | 2,495.21 | 0.59% |
| China (Hang Seng) | 20,274.59 | -0.66% |
| India (SENSEX) | 59,689.31 | 0.99% |
*Asian stock prices are as of 7 am ET. Data received directly from the reference indexes through ICE Data Services.
