A cargo ship is sailing towards the docking of a foreign trade container terminal in Qingdao Port, Shandong province, in Qingdao, China, on June 7, 2024.
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Asia-Pacific markets are set to open mostly lower on Wednesday, despite major averages on Wall Street snapping a three-day stretch of losses.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.76%, while the S&P 500 was up 1.04%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 1.03% to close at 16,366.85.
Sentiment was boosted by a rebound in Japanese stocks Tuesday that saw the Nikkei 225 post its best day since October 2008, soaring 10.2%. On Monday, the benchmark suffered its worst session since 1987 amid recession fears, losing 12.4%.
Traders in Asia will assess July trade data out of China, with economists expecting exports to grow 9.7% year-over-year compared to June’s 8.6% rise. Imports are expected to grow 3.5% over the same period, a reversal from June’s 2.3% fall.
Futures for Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 stood at 7,615, lower than its last close of 7,680.6.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 futures pointed to a lower open for the market, with the futures contract in Chicago at 33,645 and its counterpart in Osaka at 33,400 compared to the previous close of 34,675.46.
Hong Kong Hang Seng index futures were at 16,694, higher than the HSI’s last close of 16,647.34.
—CNBC’s Hakyung Kim and Samantha Subin contributed to this report.
