{"id":119653,"title":"What happened overnight – Thursday 13th February 2025","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2025-02-13T07:34:34+00:00","modified":"2025-02-13T07:34:34+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/what-happened-overnight-thursday-13th-february-2025/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/what-happened-overnight-thursday-13th-february-2025.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/what-happened-overnight-thursday-13th-february-2025.json","category":"B2B","categories":["B2B","Blogs","Technology","Technology, Media & Telecoms"],"tags":["AI-focused","Asia","Asia-Pacific index","Asian market","Asian markets","Asian trading","Bank of England","Bank of Japan","Bank of New York","Beijing","bond market","Brent Crude","china","chips","currency","Dow Jones","Federal Reserve","Hong kong","India","Jakarta","Japan","JP Morgan","Manila","Nikkei","Nvidia","Russia","semiconductor","Sensex","Seoul","shanghai","Shenzhen Composite Index","Singapore","South Korea","Sydney","Taipei","Treasury yields","U.S. bond market","U.S. dollar","U.S. stocks","U.S. Treasury","US recession","USA","Wall Street","Wellington","White House"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WORLD-750x406-1.webp?fit=750%2C406&quality=80&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"**Asian Markets Rise Amid US-Russia Talks and Tariff Speculation**\n\nAsian shares mostly advanced on Thursday following an agreement between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to initiate discussions on ending the war in Ukraine.\n\nInvestor optimism was further boosted by the possibility that Trump may suspend some of the tariffs he had previously announced.\n\nJapan’s benchmark **Nikkei 225** climbed **1.3%** to **39,483.65**, while South Korea’s **Kospi** also gained **1.3%**, closing at **2,581.42**. Hong Kong’s **Hang Seng** surged **2.3%** to **22,359.70**, whereas China’s **Shanghai Composite** remained largely unchanged at **3,347.56**. In Australia, the **S&P/ASX 200** edged up **0.1%** to **8,540**.\n\nMeanwhile, on Wall Street, stocks retreated on Wednesday following a report indicating an unexpected rise in inflation for American consumers.\n\nThe **S&P 500** slipped **0.3%** to **6,051.97**, though it had initially been on track for a steeper **1.1%** loss at the start of trading. The **Dow Jones Industrial Average** dropped **0.5%** to **44,368.56**, while the **Nasdaq Composite** eked out a modest gain of less than **0.1%**, closing at **19,649.95**.\n\nIn the bond market, the yield on **10-year US Treasury notes** climbed to **4.62%**, up from **4.54%** on Tuesday."}