Korea GDP, SK Hynix, U.S.-China industry

Asia-Pacific markets climbed Thursday, monitoring good points on Wall Boulevard as a imaginable thaw in U.S.-China industry conflict fuels investor optimism.

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose over 1%, extending the former week’s good points. The Topix added 0.81%. South Korea’s Kospi traded flat age the small-cap Kosdaq climbed 0.34%.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.27%.

Futures for Hong Kong’s Dangle Seng index stood at 22,069, minute modified from HSI’s latter akin of twenty-two,072.62.

South Korea’s GDP reduced in size 0.1% within the first quarter of 2025, in step with move figures spared Thursday, lacking the 0.1% arise anticipated by way of a Reuters ballot.

U.S. futures had been subdued later the main U.S. indexes posted a 2nd immediately successful week. S&P 500 futures had been up 0.1%, age Nasdaq 100 futures traded just about 0.1% upper. Futures connect to the Dow Jones Commercial Moderate misplaced 45 issues, or 0.1%.

In a single day stateside, the 3 main averages closed upper on hopes that U.S.-China industry tensions may just quickly sleep. President Donald Trump additionally signaled he does no longer plan to take away Federal Book Chair Jerome Powell from his put up as central warehouse chief.

The Dow Jones Commercial Moderate added 419.59 issues, or 1.07%, to akin at 39,606.57. The S&P 500 climbed 1.67% to finish at 5,375.86, and the Nasdaq Composite rallied 2.50% to decide at 16,708.05. All 3 indexes posted back-to-back good points.

— CNBC’s Lisa Kailai Han and Brian Evans contributed to this record.