Jackson Hole, Hong Kong cancels morning session after typhoon warning

Markets in the Asia-Pacific region mostly traded higher ahead of the Jackson Hole symposium kicking off in the US, while the Hong Kong session resumed in the afternoon after trading was halted in the morning due to a typhoon warning.

The Hang Seng Index It rose 1.51%. in mainland China, Shanghai boat It was up 0.41% while Shenzhen Component It was down 0.225%.

Japan Nikkei 225 It was 0.64% higher while Topix was up 0.51%. Australia S&P / ASX It also rose by 0.69%.

in south korea, Cosby It rose 0.92% and the KOSDAQ rose 1.44% as the Bank of Korea raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points.

US stock futures rose slightly after the three major averages closed higher during the daily trading session, as investors await more clarity on the Fed’s fight against inflation.

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 75 points, or 0.22%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.36% and 0.35%, respectively.

In currencies, the US dollar rose to as high as 109.11 overnight before easing back to around 108.6.

“The outlook with an upbeat letter from FOMC Chairman Powell in Jackson Hole is likely to continue to pressure the dollar upward in the run-up to his speech on Friday,” Christina Clifton, chief economist and currency strategist at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, said in a report.

Hong Kong is due to release trade data for July later in the afternoon.