Major stock market indexes in the Asia-Pacific region traded mostly higher on Thursday, moments after the United States House of Representatives passed the bill to suspend the debt ceiling. Meanwhile, Japan and China both observed monthly improvements in their manufacturing sectors. Moreover, North Korea announced its plan to repeat a surveillance satellite launch and next time do it successfully.
Japan's Nikkei 225 rose by 0.38% at 4:08 am CET as the dollar stood flat against the yen to sell for ¥139.3985. A minute later, South Korea's Kospi declined by 0.28%. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 traded 0.36% higher at 4:09 am CET.
In mainland China, the Shanghai Composite advanced by 0.17% at 3:55 am CET. At the same time, the Shanghai Composite increased by 0.62%. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng advanced by 0.57% at 4:11 am CET.
