Asian stocks mixed due to disappointing factory activity in China, U.S. dollar weakened

From Nasdaq: 2025-04-30 04:45:00

Asian stocks closed mixed on Wednesday as U.S. company guidance adjustments and disappointing factory activity data impacted investor sentiment. Dollar weakened as U.S. job openings dropped to 7.19M in March. Gold prices dipped while oil faced losses in April. Chinese shares fell due to factory activity contraction to 49.0 in April. Japanese markets rose ahead of BOJ rate decision. Sony Group may spin off semiconductor unit. Seoul stocks dropped, Samsung Electronics warned of new tariffs. Australian markets rose on low core inflation data. New Zealand’s index fell amid U.S. tariff concerns. U.S. stocks rose on potential trade deals with various countries.



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