Asian equity markets opened mostly negative today as investors looked at data on Chinese manufacturing activity today. and the Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate policy meeting this week.
- The Japanese stock market NIKKEI 225 opened today at 27,404.30 points, up 299.10 points or + 1.1%,
- Hong Kong’s HSI index opened today at 14,830.69 points, down 32.37 points, or -0.21%.
- The SSE Composite Index opened today at 2,893.20 points, down 22.73 points, or -0.78%.
China announces a new round of blockade measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 The new blockade measures extend from Wuhan to Chinese industrial routes on the east coast. He suspended school teaching and catering at a restaurant in Guangzhou, a key manufacturing area in southern China.
Today, investors are keeping an eye on data from the manufacturing and services sectors in China. to find signs indicating China’s economic outlook The China National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) will release the Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for October. and the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) in the services sector in October. Today at 8:30 Thai time
This week, the Fed will hold a policy meeting and announce interest rate decisions, while several countries will report inflation figures.
by InfoQuest News Agency (31 Oct 65)
