Australia's export price index rose 3.6%, while its import price index advanced 0.2% in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Japan and Hong Kong stocks were set to open mixed Tuesday, with several Asia-Pacific markets closed for the Lunar New Year holiday. Japan's Nikkei 225 futures pointed to a lower open for the market. The futures contract in Chicago was at 39,150 and its counterpart in Osaka last traded at 39,050 compared to the index's previous close of 39,565.8.

Wall Street is pointing slightly lower in early trading but is on track to close the week with solid gains on healthy quarterly earnings reports from large U.S. corporations.

Asian shares were mixed on Monday after stocks fell broadly on Friday as Wall Street closed out a holiday ... for 2024 with a yearend ceremony as Japan begins its New Year holidays, the biggest ...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting around a record on Friday as they head for the close of a second straight winning week.

The S&P 500 fell 1.9% Monday. Big Tech stocks took some of the heaviest losses, with Nvidia down 17.6%, and they dragged the Nasdaq composite down 3.3%.

Shares were mixed in thin Asian trading on Monday after U.S. stocks edged back from their all-time high. Oil prices fell and U.S. futures sank, while Chinese shares shed some of their early gains after a survey of manufacturers showed export orders dropping to a five-month low.

Shares in Japan's chip-related companies extended declines for a second day as Chinese startup DeepSeek's AI competitiveness calls into question the United States' leadership in the field.

This is CNBC's live blog covering Asia-Pacific markets. Japan and Hong Kong stocks were set to open mixed Tuesday, with several Asia-Pacific markets closed for the Lunar New Year holiday.

Asian shares mostly rose Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve opted not to cut interest rates for the first time since it began trying to help the economy through easier rates in September. Investors remain uncertain over the outlook for the U.

LIVE: Markets in Indian are poised to open on a flat note with a positive bias, following a lower close on Wall Street overnight after the US Fed held interest rates steady on Wednesday

Australia's export price index rose 3.6%, while its import price index advanced 0.2% in the fourth quarter of 2024.