Asia Mixed, European Indexes Slide; Crude Trades Under $78 – Global Markets Today While US Slept
Asian markets showed mixed results on Friday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 closing higher, while China's indices and Hong Kong's Hang Seng ended lower. Despite a rise in Tokyo's core CPI inflation, it remains below the Bank of Japan's target, raising questions about future interest rate hikes.