By Sergio Caldas*
Sao Paulo, 03/18/2025 – Asian bags were closed on Tuesday, amid a gathering in Hong Kong and large commercial companies in Japan.
The gains in Asia led, the Hang Seng index offered by 2.46 % in Hong Kong at 24,740.57 points. The most prominent events were consumer procedures such as the Midea group (+10 %) and Haier Smart Home (+3 %), after China reveals plans to encourage residents to spend more, from electric cars manufacturers, including NIO (+8.95), LI Auto (+6.8 %) and byd (+4.1 %), and technology giants like Baidu (+12.2 %) (+5.8 %).
Nikki increased by 1.20 % in Tokyo, 37,845.42 points, partially driven by large commercial companies in Japan, after the news was that Berkshire Hathaway from Warren Puffet, controlled by the United States. (+3.6 %) and Marubini (+3.5 %).
In other parts of the Asian region, the South Korean KOSPI won only in Seoul, from 0.06 %, to 2612.34 points, and Taiex by 0.69 % in Taiwan to 22,271.67 points.
In China on the main mainland, the vehicle’s Shanghai increased by 0.11 %, to 3,429.76 points, and the less compound composite Churching advanced by 0.49 % to 2,122.66 points.
The appetite of the risks in Asia also came after the scholarships in New York accumulated profits from the second trading session that followed yesterday, which led to the recovery of the last strong losses it suffered amid concerns about the impact of the Trump government tariff policy.
Investors in Asia are also awaiting monetary policy decisions in Japan (BOJ) and Federal Reserve (Federal Reserve, US Central Bank), on Wednesday (19). BOJ and FED expect basic interest rates unchanged.
In Oceania, the Australian bag was blue for the third consecutive session. S&P/ASX 200 offers 0.08 % in Sydney at 7,860.40 points.
Contact: serio.caldas@estadao.com
*With information from Dow Jones Newswires
