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Asia-Pacific markets traded combined on Christmas Eve, after key U.S. benchmarks rose in a single day, helped by good points in tech shares.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 slipped 0.32% to shut at 39,036.85 as minutes of the Bank of Japan’s October meeting showed that members agreed to stay with elevating charges if the financial and inflation outlook was met.

Japanese automaker Honda surged 12.69%, whereas Nissan shares rose over 5%, a day after they announced starting formal discussions to merge, paving the pay to create the world’s third-largest automaker by sales. Discussions are set to conclude in June 2025.

South Korea’s Kospi was down 0.06% to shut at 2,440.52 whereas the Kosdaq was 0.13% larger to shut at 680.11.

South Korea’s client confidence slipped to the bottom in over two years. The nation’s consumer sentiment index dropped by greater than 12 factors from November to 88.4 in December, falling under the 100-point mark that separates optimism from pessimism, a survey launched by the Bank of Korea confirmed.

Hong Kong’s Dangle Seng index rose 1.08% to shut at 20,098.29, whereas mainland China’s CSI 300 added 1.27% to shut at 3,983.69.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 closed 0.24% larger at 8,220.9 in a shortened buying and selling day.

In a single day within the U.S., stocks rose as power in expertise names helped the broader market.

The S&P 500 gained 0.73% to five,974.07. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 0.98% to 19,764.89, as Tesla and Meta Platforms added greater than 2% and Nvidia climbed greater than 3%.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average erased earlier losses and ended the day 66.69 factors larger, or 0.16%, to 42,906.95.

Buying and selling was skinny on Monday and is anticipated to stay muted throughout the week. The New York Inventory Trade closes early Tuesday for Christmas Eve at 1 p.m. ET, and the market is shut on Christmas Day.

—CNBC’s Yun Li contributed to this report.