Asian stock markets saw gains on Friday, defying a downturn on Wall Street. The US dollar strengthened, and markets resumed trading after the New Year's holiday. South Korea's Kospi Index experienced a significant surge despite political instability.
Asia n markets gained on Friday, bucking retreats on Wall Street as the dollar advanced and markets reopened following the New Year's holiday.Hong Kong, Sydney and Taipei stocks climbed, while South Korea's Kospi Index surged nearly two percent higher despite deepening political uncertainty in Asia 's fourth-largest economy.
South Korean investigators abandoned their attempt to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his residence on Friday over his failed martial law bid, citing safety concerns after a standoff with his security team.US stocks opened higher on Thursday after the New Year's break but tumbled into the red mid-session before concluding the day modestly lower.The Wall Street losses were driven in part by disappointing results from Tesla, which slumped 6.1 percent after fourth-quarter auto sales lagged expectations.The dollar index on Thursday hit its highest level against other currencies since November 2022, reflecting expectations that the US economy will outpace others.'There's still no flagging of the US dollar's vigor, despite US equities struggling on the first trading day of the year,' Alvin Tan, head of Asia FX strategy at RBC Capital Markets, said in a note on Friday.'The very negative performance of China equities (Thursday) provides a better indication of the weakening sentiment around China assets at the start of 2025, and ahead of Trump's return to the White House,' Tan said of president-elect Donald Trump.Shanghai stocks finished Friday down 1.6 percent after slumping more than two percent on Thursday while Hong Kong was up, reversing the previous day's trend.Tokyo remains closed until Monday.Investors are gearing up for big changes in the coming weeks, especially with January 20's inauguration of Trump, who has threatened deep tariffs, especially on Chinese goods, that could rattle international trad
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