Asia markets set to open mixed after Wall Street rally stalls; Bank of Korea rate decision in focus

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Asia-Pacific markets were poised to unfastened mixed aft Wall Street rally stalled overnight adjacent arsenic ostentation information came successful enactment with expectations.

The U.S. idiosyncratic depletion expenditure terms index, oregon PCE, rose 2.3% connected an annualized basis, accelerating from 2.1% successful September. The alleged halfway inflation, which excludes nutrient and vigor prices, climbed 2.8% successful the 12 months done October, up from 2.7% successful the erstwhile month.

Both matched the expectations from economists polled by Reuters, according to LSEG data.

The Bank of Korea is expected to clasp its benchmark rate unchanged astatine 3.25% erstwhile its monetary argumentation committee meets aboriginal successful the day, according to a Reuters canvass of economists. The cardinal slope volition besides denote updated economical maturation and ostentation forecasts.

Australia's S&P/ASX 200 started the time up 0.5%.

Japan's Nikkei 225 futures pointed to a softer unfastened for the market, with the futures declaration successful Chicago astatine 37,945 and its counterpart successful Osaka astatine 37,930 compared to the erstwhile adjacent of 38,134.97.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng scale futures were astatine 19,618, higher than the HSI's past adjacent of 19,603.13.

Overnight successful the U.S., declines successful large exertion names pulled markets little successful a bladed trading session.

Chipmaking powerhouse Nvidia mislaid much than 1%, portion Meta Platforms slid 0.8%. Dell and HP dropped much than 12% and 11%, respectively, pursuing anemic net forecasts.

The S&P 500 declined 0.38% to 5,998.74, snapping a seven-day winning streak. The Nasdaq Composite lost 0.6% to extremity astatine 19,060.48. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 138.25 points, oregon 0.31%, to decorativeness astatine 44,722.06, reversing people gaining much than 140 points.

The U.S. marketplace volition beryllium closed connected Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday.

— CNBC's Alex Harring and Sean Conlon contributed to this report.

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