Major stock market indexes in the Asia-Pacific region traded mixed on Thursday after United States President Donald Trump signed more executive orders to push artificial intelligence (AI) development in his country. Trump threatened that the US will set its own tariff prices if it does not reach beneficial trade deals with other countries. He also insisted that the ball is in China's court concerning the duties on its exports.
Japan's Nikkei 225 rose by 0.45% or 152 points at 7:19 am CET as the dollar lost 0.45% to the yen to sell for ¥142.78250. South Korea's Kospi declined by 0.22% at 7:20 am CET. At that time, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 grew by 0.75%.
In mainland China, the Shenzhen Composite decreased by 0.96% at 7:05 am CET. The Shanghai Composite stood flat at 7:06 am CET. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng slid by 1.21% or 266 points at 7:22 am CET.
