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17 May 2022, Australia, Sydney: The Sydney skyline with the famous Opera House. Photo: Carola Frentzen/dpa (Photo by Carola Frentzen/picture alliance via Getty Images)
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Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Friday as rising bond yields continue to put pressure on equities in the wake of the U.S. credit downgrade.
IG market analyst Tony Sycamore noted the yield on the U.S. 30 year bond rose by 14 basis points overnight to 4.30%, taking the yield towards its October 2022 4.42% high.
“The move higher in long end yields is being driven by lumpy bond issuance, resilient data and Fitch’s downgrade earlier in the week,” Sycamore said.
In Asia, the Reserve Bank of Australia cut the growth outlook for the country in 2023, but said inflation was “moving in the right direction.” The S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.19% and closed at 7,325.3.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 was up 0.1% and ended the day at 32,192.75, while the Topix saw a larger gain of 0.28% to close at 2,274.63.
South Korea’s Kospi fell 0.1% to close at 2,602.8 and extend its losing streak to three days, while the Kosdaq slid 0.21% to end at 918.43.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index pared earlier gains and climbed 0.55% in its final hour, while mainland markets were also higher. The Shanghai Composite was up 0.23% to close at 3,288.08 while the Shenzhen Component rose 0.7%, finishing at 11,238.06.
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