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Employees work at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), operated by Japan Exchange Group Inc. (JPX), in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. Asia-Pacific markets opened lower on Thursday, as the Japanese yen weakened to a near 38-year low late Wednesday, hitting 160.82 against the U.S. dollar, according to FactSet data. The yen last breached the 160 level against the dollar two months ago, prompting the Japanese government to prop it up in the country's first currency intervention since 2022. Japan's year-on-year retail sales growth for May came in at 3%, higher than the market forecast of 2%, according to a Reuters poll of economists. Investors in Asia will also look toward China's May industrial profit numbers which will be released on Thursday.

Organizations: Tokyo Stock Exchange, Japan Exchange Group Inc, U.S ., Investors Locations: Tokyo, Japan, Asia, Pacific, Japan's

Sydney Harbour taking in the Harbour Bridge, Opera House and ferries at sunrise during the COVID-19 pandemic on April 20, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. Asia-Pacific markets mostly opened lower Wednesday as investors anticipate Australia's inflation numbers for May and Singapore's May manufacturing output data. Australia's weighted inflation rate is expected to come in at 3.8% in May, according to a Reuters poll of economists. The reading comes after Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Michelle Bullock recently revealed the central bank discussed hiking rates at its last meeting. The RBA has two inflation readings to consider — June 26 and July 31— before its next meeting on Aug. 6.

Persons: Michelle Bullock, Singapore's Organizations: Sydney Harbour, Opera House, Singapore's, Reserve Bank of Australia Locations: Sydney, Australia, Asia, Pacific, Japan

A screen displays the Nikkei 225 Stock Average figure on the trading floor at the Nomura Securities Co. headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Jan. 11, 2024. Information technology was the S&P 500's worst-performing sector, down more than 2%. Investors in Asia assessed South Korea's consumer sentiment index for June, as well as Japan's service sector producer prices. The services producer price index for Japan climbed 2.5% year on year in May, compared with the 2.7% rise in April. South Korea's consumer confidence index climbed in June to 100.9 from 98.4 in May.

Organizations: Nomura Securities Co, . Big Tech, Nvidia, Investors, Japan Locations: Tokyo, Japan, Asia, Pacific, South

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