General view of the financial district of Lujiazui in Pudong district in Shanghai on April 12, 2023.
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Asia-Pacific markets are mixed ahead of key inflation reports this week, including the U.S. consumer price index report due Wednesday and the producer price index on Thursday.
In the region, China’s consumer price index was flat in June year-on-year, its lowest level since February 2021. Meanwhile, producer prices fell 5.4% year-on-year, the fastest rate of decline since December 2015.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen concluded her visit to Beijing, and said that the talks were “direct” and “productive,” putting bilateral ties on “surer footing.”
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.87%, extending losses after dipping more than 1% on Friday, with the Topix seeing a 0.61% loss.
South Korea’s Kospi was 0.26% higher, while the Kosdaq saw a loss of 0.33%. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.15%.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rebounded and climbed 1.57%, with mainland Chinese markets also all higher. The Shanghai Composite gained 0.38% and the Shenzhen Component rose 0.56% on Monday.
On Friday, U.S. markets closed lower on fears that the U.S. Federal Reserve will hike rates this month, with all three major indexes falling.
The Labor Department’s June jobs report showed payrolls increased less than expected, cooling down from May. Nonfarm payrolls rose by 209,000, while the unemployment rate came in at 3.6%.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average saw the largest loss of 0.55%, while the S&P 500 shed 0.29% and the Nasdaq Composite shed 0.13%.
— CNBC’s Samantha Subin and Brian Evans contributed to this report