As bags asian closed mostly higher this Wednesday (3), with Japan renewing its historic high, following Wall Street’s new records in the previous trading session, fueled by enthusiasm for the boom in artificial intelligence, which continues to support technology stocks around the world.
The index Nikkei advanced 2.5% in Tokyo, to an unprecedented level of 68,402.13 points, thanks mainly to , as Tokyo Electron (+13%), Screen Holdings (+18%) e Advantest (+5,1%).
In other parts of Asia, the Taix rose 1.98% in Taiwan, to 46,459.16 points, while the Hang Seng fell 1.56% in Hong Kong, to 25,633.31 points. In Seoul, there was no public auction due to local elections.
In mainland China, markets made modest gains: Shanghai Compound advanced 0.22%, to 4,083.97 points, and the least comprehensive Shenzhen Composto rose 0.27%, to 2,812.92 points.
Yesterday, the recent sequence of records was extended, driven by optimism with AI, leaving concerns about the war between the United States and Iran in the background, which returned to exchange attacks amid the stagnation of diplomatic efforts.
The conflict in the Middle East and the resulting shock in energy prices led Japan’s cabinet to approve today a supplementary budget of around US$19 billion to face the rising cost of living.
In Oceania, the Australian stock market followed the positive bias of Asia, and the S&P/ASX 200 advanced 0.70% in Sydney, to 8,785.70 points.
