Asian Stocks Mixed as Wall Street Shakes Off Holiday Funk
Sunday, Jan 5, 2025 11:52 pm ET
Asian markets were mixed on Tuesday, January 6, 2025, as investors digested the latest developments in the U.S. stock market, which snapped out of its holiday-season funk. The Nikkei 225 index in Tokyo surged 0.8% on strong gains in retailers and tourism-related stocks, while the Shanghai Composite index in China declined 0.2% amid concerns about the nation's sluggish economy. The Hang Seng index in Hong Kong added 0.5%, and the S&P/ASX 200 in Sydney fell 0.6%.
