On Thursday, the Asia-Pacific stock markets rose and fell, and the Japanese and Australian stock markets rose slightly; however, the South Korean stock market was under pressure because the Federal Reserve's policy began to be biased towards hawks and the Bank of South Korea raised interest rates.
ying financial information Investing.com global market information shows:
- Nikkei 225 index rose 0.16% to close at 29499.28 points. Airlines stocks led the decline, while securities, mining and land transportation stocks ranked among the top gainers. ANA (T:9202) fell 5.65%, leading the decline in Nikkei 225 index component stock . Nomura Holdings (T:8604) and Yamato Securities (T:8601) rose more than 1%.
- KOSPI index fell 0.47% to close at 2980.27 points, after the Bank of South Korea announced that it would raise interest rates to 1%, the second time since August this year, rate hikes . Weight stocks Samsung Electronics (KS:005930) and SK Hynix (KS:000660) fell by about 1.5%.
- Australia S&P/ASX200 index rose 0.11% to close at 7407.30 points. technology stocks rebounded, mining stocks led the rise, and financial stocks fell. Afterpay Touch (ASX:APT) rose 4.19%, ending five consecutive declines.
Southeast Asian and South Asian markets, as of the time of writing, Singapore Straits Times Index fell 0.12%; Vietnam VN30 index rose 0.46%, setting a new high; Indonesia Jakarta Comprehensive Index rose 0.37%; Thailand SET Index rose 0.01%; Philippines Comprehensive Stock Price Index fell 0.67%; India Mumbai 30 index rose 0.49%; Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Comprehensive Stock Price Index fell 0.34%%.
Some stock markets in the Asia-Pacific region were from the UK Financial Information Investing.com
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South Korea's central bank raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 1%, the second interest rate hike since August this year
On Thursday, the central bank raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 1%, in line with market expectations and the second interest rate hike since August this year. The bank hinted that it would further cut stimulus measures to avoid asset bubbles and prevent inflation from further climbing .
