Bangkok, February 06, 2024, According to the AP, stock markets in Asia experienced a mixed performance on Tuesday:
- Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index surged by 4% to reach 16,133.60.
- The Shanghai Composite index climbed by 3.2% to reach 2,789.49.
- Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index fell by 0.5% to 36,160.66, while the Kospi in Korea lost 0.6% to reach 2,576.20.
- Australia's S&P/ASX 200 shed 0.6% to settle at 7,581.60.
- In Bangkok, the SET index gained 1%, while India's Sensex rose by 0.5%.
In other trading activities, US benchmark crude oil increased by 26 cents to reach $73.04 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange, while Brent crude, the international standard, rose by 29 cents to settle at $78.28 per barrel.
Regarding currency exchange rates, the dollar declined to 148.60 Japanese yen from 148.68 yen, while the euro saw an increase to $1.0757 from $1.0743.
