{"id":118196,"date":"2024-10-25T12:17:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T05:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=118196"},"modified":"2024-10-25T12:17:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T05:17:45","slug":"asia-stocks-muted-japan-shares-dip-amid-election-yen-risks-by-investing-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=118196","title":{"rendered":"Asia stocks muted; Japan shares dip amid election, yen risks By Investing.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Investing.com&#8211; Most Asian stocks were rangebound on Friday amid a dearth of immediate trading cues, while Japanese shares sank in anticipation of a hotly contested general election set to take place this weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Sentiment towards Japan was also rattled by repeated warnings on potential currency market intervention by the government, as the yen neared three-month lows. Soft inflation data pressured the yen on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Regional markets took middling cues from a mildly positive overnight close on Wall Street, with U.S. stocks still nursing losses for the week. U.S. stock index futures steadied in Asian trade as focus turned to a barrage of megacap technology earnings due next week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Japan\u2019s Nikkei slides on election, yen jitters\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The  slid 1.1% to a three-week low, while the  lost 0.8% as investors turned wary of Japanese markets before a general election this Sunday. Japanese indexes were also the worst performers in Asia this week, losing about 3% each.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Polls from local media outlets show Japan\u2019s ruling coalition, led by the Liberal Democratic Party, may not be able to win enough votes, and will potentially have to seek alliances with smaller, regional parties.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Such a scenario is likely to make it tougher for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to enact economic and monetary policy reforms, sparking more uncertainty over the Japanese economy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Political uncertainty also clouds the monetary policy outlook for the Bank of Japan, which is widely expected to keep interest rates steady next week. Investors also doubt just how much headroom the BOJ will have to keep raising interest rates, given recent signs of weakness in the Japanese economy.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"> showed inflation fell below the BOJ\u2019s annual 2% target in October. The soft inflation reading saw the  retreat on Friday, which kept traders on edge over any potential intervention by the government, especially following verbal warnings from officials this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Asian markets muted, head for weekly declines<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Broader Asian markets kept to a tight range on Friday, as uncertainty over the U.S. presidential election and interest rates kept sentiment subdued. Most regional markets were also set for weekly declines.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">China\u2019s  and  indexes rose slightly after the People&#8217;s Bank left its one-year policy rate unchanged. Both indexes were down around 1% this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A meeting of China\u2019s National People\u2019s Congress, which was set to offer more cues on fiscal stimulus, appeared to be delayed to November.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Hong Kong\u2019s  index was the best performer for the day, rising around 1%, although it was set for a third straight weekly loss.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Australia\u2019s  rose 0.3%, as did South Korea\u2019s .\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Futures for India\u2019s  index pointed to a muted open. 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