China’s President Xi Jinping (R) and US President Donald Trump go to the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on Could 14, 2026. Xi warned Trump that the problem of Taiwan may push their two nations into “battle” if mishandled, a stark opening salvo as a superpower summit set to deal with quite a few thorny points started in Beijing on Could 14. (Photograph by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / POOL / AFP by way of Getty Pictures)
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Asia-Pacific markets have been largely set to rise Friday, as traders tracked the second day of high-stakes talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese language President Xi Jinping.
Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for the intently watched summit, joined by a delegation of American enterprise leaders, together with Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Nvidia chief Jensen Huang.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 was poised to rise, with the Chicago and Osaka futures contracts at 63,100, in contrast with the index’s earlier shut of 62,654.05.
Hong Kong’s Cling Seng index futures have been at 26,341, barely beneath the index’s final shut of 26,389.04.
In Australia, futures final traded at 8,720, above the S&P/ASX 200‘s final shut of 8,640.7.
Xi warned Trump on Thursday that Washington and Beijing may face “clashes and even conflicts” if the delicate difficulty of Taiwan independence is mishandled.
Failure to deal with the matter “correctly” may place “the complete relationship in nice jeopardy,” Xi was quoted as saying.
U.S. inventory futures have been little modified on Thursday night time. Dow futures fell by 10 factors, or 0.02%. S&P 500 futures dipped 0.02%, and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.06%.
In a single day within the U.S., the Dow Jones Industrial Common retook 50,000 after Cisco Techniques reported robust earnings. The 30-stock index popped 370.26 factors, or 0.75%, to finish at 50,063.46.
The S&P 500 climbed 0.77% and closed at 7,501.24, whereas the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.88% to 26,635.22. These two indexes scored recent all-time intraday highs and document closes.
— CNBC’s Sean Conlon and Lisa Kailai Han contributed to this report
