{"id":93571,"date":"2026-04-23T23:47:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T23:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/nikkei-225-csi-300-hang-seng-index\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T23:48:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T23:48:31","slug":"nikkei-225-csi-300-hang-seng-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/nikkei-225-csi-300-hang-seng-index\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikkei 225, CSI 300, Hang Seng Index"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"RegularArticle-ArticleBody-5\" data-module=\"ArticleBody\" data-test=\"articleBody-2\" data-analytics=\"RegularArticle-articleBody-5-2\"><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imageEmbed\" id=\"ArticleBody-InlineImage-108180128\" data-test=\"InlineImage\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<p>Frank Fell\/Robertharding | Collection Mix: Topics | getty images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mostly lower on Friday as investors remained cautious despite a three-week extension of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, underscoring geopolitical uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump said Thursday that Israel and Lebanon agreed to extend their ceasefire by three weeks after meeting with top US officials at the White House.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The meeting was great!&#8221; Trump said in a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116456113408853958\">satya social post<\/a> Announcement of extension of temporary ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p>The temporary ceasefire, which was originally scheduled to expire after 10 days, will now provide additional time for diplomatic efforts, with Washington also pledging to work with Lebanon to strengthen its defenses against Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<p>US oil futures rose about 1.23% to about $97.03 a barrel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>from japan <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-8\">Nikkei 225<span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span>    Heading lower, the Chicago futures contract was trading at 58,965 and its Osaka counterpart at 58,880, while the index&#8217;s previous close was 59,140.23.<\/p>\n<p>hong kong <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-9\">Hang Seng Index<span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span>    The futures were at 25,802, lower than the index&#8217;s last close of 25,915.2.<\/p>\n<p>In Australia, futures last traded at 8,828, which is higher than <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-10\">S&#038;P\/ASX 200<span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span>Is close to 8,793.4.<\/p>\n<p>US stocks fell overnight Thursday, led by a decline in software stocks and higher oil prices, as investor uncertainty about the trajectory of the Iran war weighed on markets.<\/p>\n<p>The S&#038;P 500 closed down 0.41% at 7,108.40, having earlier hit a new all-time intraday high. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 0.89% to 24,438.50. It also set a new all-time highest score in the session. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 179.71 points, or 0.36%, to 49,310.32.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleBody-googlePreferredSourceContainer\" data-module=\"GooglePreferredSource\" data-id=\"RegularArticle-GooglePreferredSource-5\">Choose CNBC as your favorite source on Google and never miss a moment of the most trusted name in business news.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frank Fell\/Robertharding | Collection Mix: Topics | getty images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mostly lower on Friday as investors remained cautious despite a three-week extension of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, underscoring geopolitical uncertainty. 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