US equities closed mixed on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 climbing to an all-time high of 2,023.57 on Wednesday; while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.58% to 17,484.53, while the NASDAQ declined 0.06% to 4,620.72 as the Republication Party won the seat for US Senate.
According to the ADP report, the US jobs sector added 230,000 jobs in October, compared to the previous figure of a 213,000 increase in September.
A separate report from the US Labour Department is expected to show the number of employed people in the US, increased by 232,000 last months.
The US Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) slid to 57.1 points in October, a final reading revealed, while the Institute for Supply Management’s non-manufacturing index fell to 57.1.
Stocks in the Asian region were seen trading higher on Thursday.
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The Japanese Nikkei 225 index gained 0.19% to 16,968.69 points during the early trading hours, while Tokyo Topix index rose 0.11% to 1,373.15 points.
The yen weakened further against the US dollar, trading around 114.66 yen on Thursday versus 113.50 on Wednesday, boosting gains for exporters.
Amongst the winners were, Sharp up by 1.3%, Mitsubishi Motors rose 1.4% and Toyota Motor added 1.4% after reporting an upbeat profits report.
On the downside, property developers were down, with Heiwa Real Estate sliding 0.9%, Mitsui Fudosan lost 1.4% and Sumitomo Realty & Development declined 1.3%.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index jumped 0.17% to 23,736.91 points, while the Chinese mainland Shanghai Composite added 0.12% to 2,422.24 points at the time of writing.
The South Korean Kospi index eased at 0.11% to 1,929.22 points, while the Australian S&P/ASX 200 index fell 0.11% lower to 5,511.70 points.
In Sydny, the banking sector saw losses, with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia sliding 0.9%, ANZ slumped 0.6%, Westpac declined 1.2% and National Bank of Australia went down 0.7%.
A data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed that the unemployment rate remained steady at 6.2% in October, compared to analysts forecast of 6.1%.
Stocks in Europe opened lower on Thursday as the market focus on the Bank of England’s (BoE) meeting, which is scheduled to begin later in the day.
Europe’s Euro Stoxx 50 opened 0.44% lower to 3,077.91, while the French CAC 40 declined 0.46% to 4,189.18. The UK’s benchmark FTSE 100 slid 0.34% to 6,516.82. The German DAX 30 fell 0.16% to start at 9,300.71, while a report released earlier today showed that the country’s factory orders climbed 0.8% in September from the 4.2% fall seen in the previous month.
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