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Asia-Pacific markets fell on the holiday-shortened final trading day of the year.
Markets in Hong Kong and Australia will close early for the holiday, while those in Japan and South Korea will be closed for the day.
Australia S&P/ASX200 fell 0.17%.
that of Hong Kong Hang Seng Index futures were at 25,880, slightly above the HSI’s last close of 25,854.6.
THE MSCI World All Country Indexwhich measures the performance of more than 2,500 large- and mid-cap stocks from developed and emerging markets, has soared more than 21% since the start of the year, hitting a record high of 1,024.29 on Dec. 26, according to LSEG data.
U.S. stock futures were flat in early Asian hours.
Overnight in the United States, the S&P500 fell modestly, recording a third consecutive losing session. The broad market index lost 0.14% and closed at 6,896.24, while the Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.24% and settled at 23,419.08. THE Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.20% and finished at 48,367.06.
The three main averages collapsed at the start of the week, dragged down by losses in the technology sector. Nvidia posted consecutive losing sessions, just like other AI players Palantir Technologies.
—CNBC’s Sean Conlon and Liz Napolitano contributed to this report.
