An aerial view of the Sydney Central Business District and Opera House on February 17, 2023.
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Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Tuesday as investors weighed consumer confidence data from Japan, while also focusing on US inflation figures to assess the path of the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut.
Business conditions and confidence in Australia changed little in March, according to a National Australia Bank survey. Business conditions fell one point to +9, while business confidence rose one point to +1, remaining below average.
Japan Nikki 225 The broader Topix index rose 1.08% to 39,773.13 points, while the broad-based Topix index gained 0.97% to close at 2,754.69 points.
South Korea Cosby The Kosdaq fell 0.4%, giving up gains made earlier in the day, while the small-cap Kosdaq fell 0.14%.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 0.77%, while China's CSI300 Index fell 0.31%.
in Australia, Standard & Poor's/ASX 200 It rose 0.45%, rebounding from Monday's losses and closing at 7824.2.
Overnight in the US, all three major indexes remained largely range bound, with investors awaiting the CPI report on Wednesday.
the Dow Jones Industrial Average It decreased by 0.03%, while the index decreased Standard & Poor's 500 It decreased by 0.04%. at the same time, Nasdaq Composite It closed slightly higher by 0.03%.
Treasury yields rose, along with the interest rate on the benchmark index 10-year Treasury bonds An increase of about 4 basis points to 4.42%.
— CNBC's Hakyung Kim and Yun Lee contributed to this report.
