Markets across the Asia-Pacific region showed a mixed performance on Thursday. Sentiment was shaped by fresh economic data, including a report from the Bank of Korea revealing a 0.2% contraction in South Korea's GDP for Q1 2025. Meanwhile, attention also turned to Australia, where the trade surplus reached 5.4 billion AUD in April, whereas China's services sector saw faster growth in May.
At 7:22 am CET, the Kospi jumped 1.02%, while Nikkei 225 dropped 0.42% and Hang Seng advanced 0.58%. Shanghai Composite traded flat at the same time, and Shenzhen Composite increased by 0.28% at 7:24 am CET. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was muted concurrently. The dollar traded 0.22% higher against the yen to go for 143.0930 at 7:27 am CET.
