Asia-Pacific markets rise as investors parse a slew of data releases
Asia-Pacific markets rose Monday as investors parsed a slew of data points, including South Korea and Japan’s industrial output figures for May and China’s purchasing managers’ index readings for June.
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 climbed 1.13% in early trade, while the broader Topix index advanced 0.77%.
In South Korea, the Kospi index added 0.63%, while the small-cap Kosdaq was flat.
Over in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 started the day 0.3% higher.
Futures for Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index stood at 24,182, pointing to a weaker open compared to the HSI’s last close of 24,284.15.
Source: CNBC