APR stock exchanges for today are trading in different directions. Key stock indices of the Asia-Pacific Region (APR) on Thursday had no unified dynamics, according to trading data. China’s stock exchanges are still closed with the day off.

APR stock exchanges market – what’s going on?

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index was down 0.45% to 1,806.95 points, Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was down 0.07% to 6,811.2 points, Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 0.93% to 2,790.5 points and Korea’s KOSPI gained 1.24% to 2,242.28 points.

Chinese markets are still closed with the next holiday. On Friday Shanghai Composite index declined 0.55% to 3,024.39 points and Shenzhen Composite by 1.3% to 1,912 points.

On Thursday, Asia-Pacific indexes didn’t show the same dynamics as traders were evaluating statistics from the U.S. The number of jobs in private companies in the country grew by 208,000 in September, although analysts expected the index to increase only by 200,000. Thus, the positive economic data supported fears of a sharper rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve.

“The economy is too strong for the Fed to turn the other way. The strong start to October is over,” the Associated Press quoted Oanda analyst Edward Moya as saying.

Earlier, we mentioned that Wall Street closed lower after a two-day rally.