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Asia-Pacific Markets Trade Mostly Higher Ahead Of Donald Trump's Inauguration
Monday, 20 January 2025 09:13 WIB | MARKET UPDATE |Bursa Asia

Asia-Pacific markets traded mostly higher Monday (20/1), ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration with investors awaiting greater clarity on the policies of the incoming U.S. administration.

Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.4%. Japan's Nikkei 225 climbed 1.38%, while the Topix added 1.37%. South Korea's Kospi traded around the flatline and the Kosdaq slipped 0.16%.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 1.19% at the open, while mainland China's CSI 300 inched 0.73% higher as China left its benchmark lending rates unchanged Monday.

The People's Bank of China held the 1-year loan prime rate at 3.1%, and the 5-year LPR at 3.6%. The offshore yuan strengthened modestly to 7.3345 against the greenback, while the onshore yuan traded at 7.323 per U.S. dollar.

Malaysia is slated to release its trade data for December, while Hong Kong is set to report its unemployment figures for the same month later in the day.

Other central banks in Asia will also be convening later this week. Malaysia's central bank is expected to keep its policy rate steady at 3% on Wednesday. The Bank of Japan is holding its next policy meeting from Jan. 23 to Jan 24 — BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda has signaled intentions to hike rates. Singapore's Monetary Authority of Singapore will be meeting on Friday.

On Friday in the U.S., the three major averages posted their first weekly gain of the new year.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 334.70 points, or 0.78%, to end at 43,487.83. The S&P 500 gained 1% to 5,996.66, and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.51% to 19,630.20.

President-elect Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke on the phone Friday about trade, Tiktok, fentanyl and more, talks which Trump described as "very good."(AL)

Source: CNBC

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