Bangkok, October 25, 2023, According to The Associated Press, Wednesday's trading in Asia was mixed. The Nikkei 225 index in Tokyo increased 1.3% to 31,466.92. The Shanghai Composite index rose 0.5% to 2,977.84, and the Hong Kong Hang Seng increased 1.8% to 17,290.91. The S&P/ASX 200 in Sydney was unchanged at 6,856.60, while the Kospi in South Korea fell 0.4% to 2,373.88. The SET in Bangkok increased 1.2%, while the Sensex in India fell 1.3%.
A barrel of US benchmark oil was up 7 cents at $83.80 on the oil market. The benchmark price for international trade, Brent crude, increased by 10 cents to $88.17 per barrel.
The US dollar was exchanged for 149.81 Japanese yen, down from 149.85 yen. The price of the euro rose to $1.0604 from $1.0596.
