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Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were treading water Friday morning, nudging 0.2% higher to 1,935.01 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index, which is set to close out the week around 2.7% higher.
From North Asia, the gainers were led by computer hardware maker Canaan and automotive ecommerce platform Cango , which climbed 6.4% and 5.8% respectively. They were followed by financial services companies Dunxin Financial and Shinhan Financial Group , which rose 5.2% and 4.4% respectively.
The decliners from North Asia were led by mobile app developer Cheetah Mobile and game-centric live streaming platform DouYu International , which fell 5.2% and 3.9% respectively. They were followed by video-sharing platform Bilibili and property technology company Fangdd Network Group , which dropped 4% and 3.4% respectively.
From South Asia, the gainers were led by IT firms Sify Technologies and Wipro , which increased 5% and 3.5% respectively. They were followed by business process management company WNS and telecommunications operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia , which were up 1.6% and 1% respectively.
The only decliners from South Asia were telecommunications operator PLDT and financial services company ICICI Bank , which were off 0.3% and 0.1% respectively.
Indian indices settled in the red zone on Friday, weighed down by pharmaceutical and fast-moving consumer goods stocks.
Both BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty hit record highs but later gave up gains despite strong buying from IT stocks.
At the close, the BSE Sensex fell 71.77 points, or, 0.1%, to 82,890.94, while the NSE Nifty 50 declined 32.40 points, or also 0.1%, to 25,356.50.
SBI Life Insurance topped the gainers, with shares sliding 2%, followed by Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone and HDFC Life Insurance .
Conversely, Wipro , Bajaj Finance and Bajaj Finserv were the top laggards.
RailTel of India has received a work order worth 197 million Indian rupees from Northern Railways in India, according to a Friday filing with the stock exchanges.
Conversely, HCL Technologies has completed the acquisition of a 100% stake in French software company Zeenea at an adjusted enterprise valuation of 23.9 million euros, according to a Thursday filing with the stock exchanges.
The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed an improvement in the overall market sentiment, while the index remained in the “Fear” zone on Thursday.
U.S. stocks settled higher on Thursday, with the S&P 500 recording gains for the fourth straight session.
Shares of megacap tech and semiconductor companies continued to record gains, with Nvidia Corp. rising around 1.9% during the session. Shares of Alphabet Inc. also closed higher by around 2.3% on Thursday.
Signet Jewelers Limited posted better-than-expected second-quarter earnings and stronger than anticipated third-quarter revenue outlook.
On the economic data front, U.S. producer prices rose 0.2% month-over-month in August compared to a revised flat reading in the previous month and higher than market estimates of 0.1%. U.S. initial jobless claims increased by 2,000 from the earlier week to 230,000 in the week ending Sept. 7.
All sectors on the S&P 500 closed on a positive note, with communication services, energy, and consumer discretionary stocks recording the biggest gains on Thursday.
The Dow Jones closed higher by around 235 points to 41,096.77 on Thursday. The S&P 500 rose 0.75% to 5,595.76, while the Nasdaq Composite jumped 1% to close at 17,569.68 during Thursday's session.
Investors are awaiting earnings results from SelectQuote, Inc. and Cheetah Mobile Inc. today.
What is CNN Business Fear & Greed Index?
At a current reading of 42.3, the index remained in the “Fear” zone on Thursday, versus a prior reading of 39.1.
The Fear & Greed Index is a measure of the current market sentiment. It is based on the premise that higher fear exerts pressure on stock prices, while higher greed has the opposite effect. The index is calculated based on seven equal-weighted indicators. The index ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents maximum fear and 100 signals maximum greediness.
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