US Top News and Analysis | Asia-Pacific markets open mixed after OPEC shock, tech jitters drag Wall Street lower
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Asian‑Pacific markets were mixed on Wednesday after U.S. stocks fell overnight, weighed down by an OPEC‑related shock and a report that OpenAI’s revenue and user‑growth fell short of its own targets, prompting CFO Sarah Friar’s warning that the AI firm might struggle to pay its computing contracts. The United Arab Emirates’ slated exit from OPEC on May 1 added to oil‑market uncertainty. South Korea’s Kospi slipped 0.39% (Kosdaq flat), Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.28%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose 1.2% while China’s CSI 300 dropped 0.26%; Japan was closed for a holiday. U.S. futures ticked modestly higher, but the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones all ended lower (‑0.49%, ‑0.9%, and ‑0.05% respectively) as investors await earnings from several “Magnificent Seven” stocks and the possible final policy meeting of Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
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