Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed as Wall Street gears up for an interest rate cut
Shares are mixed in Asia after the Dow Jones Industrial Average set a record as Wall Street gears up for Federal Reserve's most anticipated meeting in years
By ELAINE KURTENBACH
Published - Sep 17, 2024, 12:17 AM ET
Last Updated - Dec 16, 2024, 07:11 PM EST
Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average set a record as Wall Street geared up for Federal Reserve’s most anticipated meeting in years.
Tokyo’s Nikkei index fell 2% to 35,828.54 and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong advanced 1.4% to 17,661.70.
Markets in mainland China and South Korea were closed.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.3% to 8,143.00.
