Monday 28th April 2025: Asia-Pacific Markets Mixed as Investors Weigh China’s Stimulus Measures and U.S. Trade Talks

Global Markets:

•  Asian Stock Markets : Nikkei up 0.35%, Shanghai Composite down 0.19%, Hang Seng down 0.02% ASX up 0.36%
• Commodities : Gold at $3292.35 (-0.19%), Silver at $32.8 (-0.49%), Brent Oil at $65.98 (0.15%), WTI Oil at $63.30 (0.19%)
• Rates : US 10-year yield at 4.267, UK 10-year yield at 4.5320, Germany 10-year yield at 2.4921

News & Data:

• (CAD) Core Retail Sales m/m  0.5%  to -0.1%  expected
• (CAD) Retail Sales m/m  -0.4%  to -0.4%  expected

Markets Update:

Asia-Pacific markets showed mixed movements on Monday as investors evaluated China’s latest economic support measures and ongoing trade discussions between the U.S. and regional countries.

China’s finance minister, Lan Fo’an, announced that Beijing would implement more proactive macroeconomic policies to meet its annual growth targets and contribute to global economic stability, according to a translated statement from the ministry’s website.

In the markets, Mainland China’s CSI 300 index remained flat toward the session’s end, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index rose 0.36% amid volatile trading. India’s Nifty 50 climbed 1.18%, and the BSE Sensex gained 1.08%. Japan’s Nikkei 225 added 0.38% to close at 35,839.99, while the broader Topix index advanced 0.86% to 2,650.61.

In South Korea, the Kospi inched up 0.1% to 2,548.86, but the small-cap Kosdaq declined 1.41% to 719.41. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 also ended higher, up 0.36% at 7,997.10.

Investors continue to monitor U.S.-Asia trade relations after reports suggested that President Donald Trump may resume imposing “reciprocal tariffs,” signaling a tougher stance in upcoming negotiations.

Meanwhile, U.S. futures slightly dipped ahead of a heavy earnings week. Despite this, Wall Street closed last Friday with gains, marking two positive weeks out of three. The S&P 500 rose 0.74% to 5,525.21, the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.26% to 17,282.94, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up by 20 points, or 0.05%, to finish at 40,113.50.

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