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Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 started the day 0.76% higher, after hitting a intra-day record in the previous session.
Over in Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 started the day down 0.15%, while the broader Topix index was up 0.31%.
South Korea’s Kospi opened 0.14% higher while the small-cap Kosdaq advanced 0.74%.
South Korea’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate hit 2.9% in January, easing from its three-year high of 3.7% in the month before.
Futures for Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index stood at 21,941 pointing to a stronger open compared to the HSI’s close of 21,814.37.
Singapore’s GDP rose 5% year on year in the fourth-quarter of 2024, surpassing the 4.7% growth expected by Reuters.
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