Stock market today: Asian markets mixed following hotter-than-expected US jobs report
Asian markets are mixed in muted trading after a jobs report released Friday was hotter then expected
By Zimo Zhong
Published - Jun 10, 2024, 01:12 AM ET
Last Updated - Jun 10, 2024, 06:25 AM EDT
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian markets were mixed on Monday after a jobs report released Friday came in hotter than expected, while the euro fell after French President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the National Assembly following a setback in Sunday's parliamentary election.
U.S. futures and oil prices rose.
Trading in Asia was muted with markets in China, Hong Kong, Australia and Taiwan closed for holidays.
In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 index was up 0.5% at 38,872.19 after government data on Monday showed Japan’s economy contracted at an annualized 1.8% pace in January-March compared to the previous quarter, an upward revision from the previously announced 2% drop.
