Posted on 04/07/2025 10:34:08 PM PDT by 11th_VA
Asia-Pacific markets rose Tuesday, rebounding from previous session's losses over U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policy and threats of even higher levies against China.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 added 1.92%.
Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 5.31% while the Topix gained 5.65%. South Korea's Kospi rose 0.34% and the small-cap Kosdaq added 0.96%.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index climbed 1.58%, while the Hang Seng Tech Index jumped 3.57%. Hong Kong's stock market led losses in the region on Monday, with the Hang Seng Index plummeting over 13% to log its steepest one-day decline since 1997, data from FactSet showed.
Mainland China's CSI inched up 0.96%.
Trump on Monday threatened additional 50% tariffs on China if Beijing did not lift its duties on U.S. imports.
Indonesia's Jakarta Composite slid over 7.63% after trading resumed following a temporary circuit breaker.
Vietnam's benchmark index lost 5.6% after coming back from a holiday. Thailand's benchmark SET fell over 5% to its lowest level since March 2020, data from LSEG showed.
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5% is a big step up.
This is going to interfere with capital loss harvesting.
Woke Lib Dems are deeply saddened.
I hope the short-sellers get eaten alive.
“....rebounding from previous session’s losses over U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff policy and threats of even higher levies against China.”
Prove it.
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