Nikkei 225 Index, Hang Seng Index

Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Wednesday, outpacing Wall Street’s losses, after… World Bank Rifaat Growth forecast for the region on Tuesday.

This comes after the summer that witnessed American tariffThe uncertainty it drives is shaking the global economy.

Japan standard Nikki 225 There was little change, while the Topix added 0.62%.

Australia’s ASX/S&P 200 index fell 0.3%.

Hong Kong futures Hang Seng Index It reached 27,165 points, higher than Tuesday’s close of 26,957.77 points.

The markets of mainland China and South Korea are closed for holidays.

The Bank of Thailand and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand are scheduled to announce their policy decisions later today.

Overnight in the US, the three major averages closed lower. the Standard & Poor’s 500 He struggled on Tuesday, hobbled by the decline oracle Stocks as investors worry about the profitability of AI trading. Wall Street also looked forward to further developments from Washington with the US government shutdown in its second week.

The broad market index fell by 0.38% to close at 6714.59, breaking a series of gains that lasted 7 days, while the index closed Nasdaq Composite It fell by 0.67% to close at 22788.36. the Dow Jones Industrial Average The index fell 91.99 points, or 0.2%, to close at 46,602.98 points.

— CNBC’s Piya Singh, Sean Conlon and Fred Imbert contributed to this report.