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Asian stocks rose broadly on Tuesday as traders brushed off U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats and reacted positively to Chinese GDP data for the first half of 2025.<\/p>\n

China’s economy<\/span> posted a solid 5.3 percent growth in the first half of 2025, demonstrating strong resilience despite a complex global environment, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics.<\/p>\n

China’s June factory output beat forecasts and marked the quickest pace of growth since March but retail sales growth slowed down from the previous month, separate set of data revealed. <\/p>\n

Fixed asset investment expanded 2.8 percent in the first six months this year from the same period last year, compared with the expectations for a 3.6 percent rise.<\/p>\n

The dollar held near a three-week high in Asian trade ahead of U.S. June CPI data that could provide clues on the path for monetary policy. <\/p>\n

The inflation rate likely accelerated for the second consecutive month to 2.7 percent, the highest level since February, up from 2.4 percent in May.<\/p>\n

Gold climbed above $3,360 per ounce as a result of increasing trade and geopolitical tensions, while oil prices declined as traders assessed the outlook for Russian supply. <\/p>\n

China’s Shanghai Composite index dropped 0.42 percent to 3,505 as the latest GDP data eased the pressure on the need for additional stimulus in the near term.<\/p>\n

Investors also fretted about the state of the country’s property market after China Vanke Co. said its first-half loss could reach as high as $1.67 billion.<\/p>\n

Data revealed China’s new home prices fell at the fastest monthly pace in eight months in June, highlighting the struggle to revive demand.<\/p>\n

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rallied 1.60 percent to 24,590.12, with tech giants like Baidu and Alibaba surging 4-7 percent amid Nvidia-related optimism. <\/p>\n

Japanese markets<\/span> advanced after Nvidia said it has received U.S. approval to resume exports of its H20 AI chip to China.<\/p>\n

The Nikkei average rose 0.55 percent to 39,678.02 despite lingering uncertainty over the upcoming upper house election outcome. The broader Topix index finished marginally higher at 2,825.31. <\/p>\n

Chip-testing equipment maker Advantest gained 1.8 percent, Tokyo Electron rallied 3.5 percent SoftBank Group added 2 percent. <\/p>\n

Japanese government bond yields surged, with the 30-year yield hitting a record high amid fiscal health<\/span> concerns ahead of the nation elections on July 20.<\/p>\n

Seoul stocks eked out modest gains to end higher for a second day running, led by gains in the tech sector. The Kospi average edged up by 0.41 percent to 3,215.28.<\/p>\n

Australian markets ended at a record high, led by gains in banking, healthcare and technology<\/span> sectors. The benchmark S&P\/ASX 200 rose 0.70 percent to 8,630.30 while the broader All Ordinaries index closed up 0.68 percent at 8,875.30.<\/p>\n

Across the Tasman, New Zealand’s benchmark S&P\/NZX-50 index ended marginally higher at 12,689.63.<\/p>\n

U.S. stocks eked out marginal gains overnight despite President Trump threatening new tariffs of 30 percent for the EU and Mexico, and 100 percent secondary tariffs on Russia if a deal on ending the war in Ukraine is not reached within 50 days.<\/p>\n

The S&P 500 edged up by 0.1 percent, the Dow gained 0.2 percent and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite added 0.3 percent after Trump said he was open to more tariff negotiations with major economies. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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