Emerging Markets-Thai assets firm hold firm; Asian tech stocks rise ahead of Nvidia
QQQ•South Korean and Taiwan stocks rise ahead of Nvidia earnings
South Korean .KS11 and Taiwan .TWII stocks closed up 1% and 1.5% respectively, cautiously extending gains ahead of Nvidia's earnings print due later in the session. With sky high expectations for the chipmaker, any surprises could tremble markets and raise volatility in the chipmaker dominated benchmarks in Seoul and Taipei.
Thai assets hold firm after central bank keeps rate unchanged
The Thai baht was steady and stocks held gains on Wednesday after the central bank kept its key rate unchanged as expected, while Asian technology shares edged higher ahead of Nvidia's earnings.
The baht THB=TH was little changed at 32.7225 per dollar after the Bank of Thailand unanimously kept its one-day repurchase rate at 1.00% for a third straight meeting.
