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• European markets opened slightly higher Thursday morning, as investors awaited the release of corporate earnings and economic data.
The pan-European Stoxx 600 was 0.1 percent higher shortly after the opening bell, with most sectors and major bourses in positive territory.
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• The New Year rally in Asian shares petered out on Thursday due to concerns about rising U.S. protectionism, while bonds rebounded after China’s regulator called a report about Beijing slowing or halting of its U.S. bond buying possibly wrong.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS shed 0.5 percent, slipping further from Tuesday's 10-year peak. Japan's Nikkei .N225 also lost 0.5 percent.
• The Nikkei 225 declined 0.33 percent, or 77.77 points, to close at 23,710.43, with major exporters, including automakers and technology names, trading lower: Toyota fell 1 percent, Honda lost 1.85 percent and Sony shed 0.13 percent by the end of the day.
• Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index hovered around the flat line, trading higher by 0.03 percent at 3:10 p.m. HK/SIN. The index, which had closed higher for the 12th straight day on Wednesday for its longest winning streak ever, continued to hold above the 31,000 level.
• Mainland markets closed in positive territory, with the Shanghai composite edging up buy 0.11 percent to end at 3,425.57 and the Shenzhen composite advancing 0.38 percent to finish the session at 1,953.12. The blue chip CSI 300 index closed lower by 0.05 percent, with technology and financials among the top-performing sectors. Consumer and energy names were among the worst.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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