Japanese stocks and Australian height. Most of the Asian markets were closed

The Japanese and Australian markets rose on Thursday, and broke ranks with Wall Street, which fell overnight, as the Federal Reserve maintained interest rates unchanged. Several Asia and Pacific markets have been closed to spend the new moon vacation.

Japan’s standard Nikki 225 It got 0.24 % while the broader Topix index provided 0.16 % in volatile trading.

Investment Holding Company shares SoftBank collection 1.13 % decreased, after the news that She was in talks to invest up to $ 25 billion in Openai. Japanese technology shares continued to progress: Advantages 2.07 % rose while Tokyo electron Earn 2.13 %.

Australia S & P/ASX 200 It increased by 0.73 %, and the gains from the previous session.

The export price index in Australia increased by 3.6 % in the fourth quarter of 2024, but decreased by 8.6 % during the year, Australian office data revealed statistics. The import price index increased by 0.2 % in the same quarter, but decreased by 1.9 % during the year. These indexes reflect the changes in import prices to exports from the country.

Overnight in the United States, standard indexes fell after the Federal Reserve Left interest rates unchanged In the first policy decision for this year on Wednesday.

the S & P 500 Slip up 0.47 % to close at 6,039.31, while Nasdak It was lost 0.51 % to end at 19,632.32. the Dow Jon’s industrial average Sound 136.83 points, or 0.31 %, to 44,713.52.

I intelligence of artificial darling Nafidia It was 4.1 %, after a strong offer in the previous session.

Chipmaker shares have struck their lowest levels after reports from Bloomberg News that Trump administration officials discussed curbing chips to China after the challenge represented by the Deepseek AI model in the country.

– Lisa Ommic contributes to CNBC and Breyan Evans to the report.