Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed in final week of 2025
Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Monday as investors kicked off the final trading week of the year.
TL;DR
- Asian markets traded mixed, with Japan's Nikkei down and South Korea's Kospi up.
- Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose, while China's CSI 300 dipped.
- Australia's S&P/ASX 200 closed lower.
- Spot silver prices surged to a record high above $80 per ounce before pulling back.
- Silver's rally is attributed to speculative buying, supply tightness, and a favorable 2026 macro-outlook.
- U.S. equity futures were flat in early Asian hours.
- U.S. stock indices closed mixed on Friday, but major indices posted weekly gains.