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Asia-Pacific stocks rose with South Korea's Kospi up over 5% to lead gains, Japan's Nikkei 225 up about 2.9% as exports beat expectations, and markets awaited the U.S. Federal Reserve's rate decision; energy-security concerns grew after attacks on UAE infrastructure amid ongoing Middle East tensions.
Japan's exports in November increased by 6.1% year-on-year, the fastest in nine months, surpassing expectations and driven by strong shipments to Western Europe and the US, despite ongoing trade tensions with China and a recent GDP contraction.
Japan's exports declined by only 0.1% in August, less than expected, driven by a rebound in shipments to Asia and a sharp increase in exports to Western Europe, though exports to the U.S. and China fell. Overall, exports remain negative amid U.S. tariffs and global slowdown, with concerns about future declines due to weakening external demand.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index surged almost 2% powered by tech stocks, with Alibaba jumping 6% after founder Jack Ma reportedly bought $50 million of its shares. Meanwhile, Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell, with Japan's exports beating expectations and recording a trade surplus, and New Zealand's inflation rate hitting its lowest level since June 2021. In the oil market, prices remained flat as traders tried to decipher mixed signals in the Middle East and threats to crude supplies.
Asia markets rose as investors digested the Fed's decision to pause on interest rate hikes, with Japan's exports beating expectations and oil prices inching up following the IEA's forecast of global oil demand growth peaking before the end of the decade. However, US stocks dropped after the Fed indicated that more interest rate hikes will be coming. Meanwhile, analysts are divided on whether Apple's Vision Pro or Meta's Quest will dominate the future of VR tech.