Asian Stock Market: Trades mixed following PBoC rate cut, Chinese stimulus support eyed

Asian stock markets trade mixed following the People's Bank of China (PBoC) interest rate decision.
Chinese central bank cut the one-year Loan Prime Rate (LPR) by 10 basis points (bps) to 3.45% from 3.55%.
Investors will focus on the Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell Speaks at the Jackson Hole Symposium.

The week began on a tepid note for Asian stock markets as China slashed its Loan Prime Rate (LPR) for one year by a smaller margin than anticipated while keeping its LPR for five years unchanged.

At press time, China’s Shanghai is down 0.38% to 3,120, the Shenzhen Component Index declines 0.25% to 10,432, and Hong Kong’s Hang Sang dips 1.38% to 17,703. India’s NIFTY 50 is up 0.11%, South Korea’s Kospi rises 0.52%, and Japan’s Nikkei gains 0.72%.

Chinese equities are the worst performers in the region on Monday. The People's Bank of China (PBoC) decided to cut the one-year Loan Prime Rate (LPR) by 10 basis points (bps) to 3.45% from 3.55% and maintained the five-year LPR unchanged at 4.2% on Monday. China's economy has lost steam as a result of a worsening property slump, slow consumer spending, and declining credit growth, prompting calls for further stimulus measures by the government. Chinese authorities, however, are hesitant to increase the country's borrowing needs.

In New Zealand, the nation’s Trade balance recorded a deficit of $15,810B in July YoY compared with a deficit of $-16.11B in the previous month. Exports fell to $5.45bn in July from $6.18B in the previous month, while Imports expanded to $6.56B from $6.29B prior.

Market participants will keep an eye on the Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell Speaks at the Jackson Hole Symposium on Friday. The speech could provide clues about economic conditions and indications of whether the inflation is under control or additional interest rate increases are required to curb inflation.

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