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Asia-Pacific stocks eye higher open as Trump lands in Beijing for high-stakes Xi meeting

Cnbc · · 370 words · By Lee Ying Shan
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“Trump landed in Beijing Wednesday for the closely watched summit”
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Multiple independent news sources (Nbcwashington, Flipboard, The Guardian, Al Jazeera) all report that President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a summit with Xi Jinping.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Agenda 47 (styled by the Trump campaign as Agenda47) is the campaign manifesto of President Donald Trump, which details policies that would be implemented upon his election as the 47th president of th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agenda_47
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump enacted a series of steep tariffs affecting nearly all goods imported into the country. From January to April 2025, the overall a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariffs_in_the_second_Trump_ad…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Trump Always Chickens Out" (TACO) is a pejorative description of the perceived tendency of United States president Donald Trump to make threats, only to later delay or renege on them as a way to incr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Always_Chickens_Out
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“accompanied by a group of U.S. executives, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Nvidia boss Jensen Huang”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Elon Musk (Tesla CEO) and Jensen Huang (Nvidia CEO) accompanied Donald Trump to the Beijing summit, with one source specifically mentioning they traveled on Air Force One on May 13.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nvidia Corporation ( en-VID-ee-ə) is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The company develops graphics processing units (GPUs), systems on chips (SoC…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 13 to 15 May 2026, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, is making a state visit to China. This visit is Trump's second state visit to China, and the first to occur during his second …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_state_visit_by_Donald_Tru…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elon Reeve Musk ( EE-lon; born June 28, 1971) is a businessman and public official known for his leadership of Tesla, SpaceX, X, and xAI. Musk has been the wealthiest person in the world since 2025; a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk
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“Japan's Nikkei 225 was poised to rise, with the Chicago futures contract at 63,590 and its Osaka counterpart last trading at 63,490 compared with the index's previous close of 63,272.11”
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While evidence confirms the existence of the Nikkei 225 and the Osaka Exchange, the provided search results do not contain the specific numerical values (63,590, 63,490, 63,272.11) mentioned in the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nikkei 225, or the Nikkei Stock Average (Japanese: 日経平均株価, Hepburn: Nikkei heikin kabuka), more commonly called the Nikkei or the Nikkei index (), is a stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Excha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikkei_225
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Osaka Exchange, Inc. (株式会社大阪取引所, Kabushiki-gaisha Ōsaka Torihikijo), renamed from Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. (株式会社大阪証券取引所, Kabushiki-gaisha Ōsaka Shōken Torihikijo; OSE), is the largest deriv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka_Exchange
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (武田薬品工業株式会社, Takeda Yakuhin Kōgyō kabushiki gaisha) [takeꜜda jakɯçiŋ koꜜːɡʲoː] is a Japanese multinational pharmaceutical company. It is the third largest pha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeda_Pharmaceutical_Company
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“Hong Kong Hang Seng index futures were at 26,799, higher than the index's last close of 26,388.44”
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The evidence confirms the existence and nature of the Hang Seng Index, but does not provide the specific figures (26,799 and 26,388.44) to verify the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hang Seng Bank Limited (Chinese: 恒生銀行有限公司) is a Hong Kong–based banking and financial services company with headquarters in Central, Hong Kong. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the HSBC Group. Hang…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_Seng_Bank
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hang Seng China Enterprises Index is a stock market index of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong for H shares, red chip stocks, and P chips. H share is a class of ordinary share of the mainland China inco…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_Seng_China_Enterprises_In…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hang Seng Index (HSI) is a market-capitalisation-weighted stock market index in Hong Kong adjusted for free float. It tracks and records daily changes in the largest stock listings on the Hong Kon…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_Seng_Index
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“In Australia, futures last traded at 8,636, slightly above the S&P/ASX 200′s last close at 8,630.4”
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The evidence confirms the S&P/ASX 200 is a benchmark for Australian stocks, but no specific trading values (8,636 or 8,630.4) were found in the provided search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P/ASX 200 (XJO) index is a market-capitalisation weighted and float-adjusted stock market index of stocks listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. The index is maintained by Standard & Poor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P/ASX_200
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P/ASX 300, or simply, ASX 300, is a stock market index of Australian stocks listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The index is market-capitalisation weighted, meaning each company …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P/ASX_300
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P/ASX 50 Index is a stock market index of Australian stocks listed on the Australian Securities Exchange from Standard & Poor's. It is a part of the S&P Global 1200. While the "ASX 50" often sim…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P/ASX_50
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“S&P futures and Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 0.1% and 0.4%, respectively”
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One web search result mentions Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.4%, but other results provide different figures (0.6% or 0.52%), and there is no consistent corroboration for the 0.1% S&P futures rise.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nasdaq 100 futures showed a positive trend Thursday evening as traders priced important earnings reports ahead of the release of the crucial jobs report. Futures tied to the tech-heavy index rose 0.4%…
https://umagazine.net/nasdaq-100-futures-rise-as-traders-pre…
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web search NEUTRAL — US stock futures rise as chips rebound ahead of jobs data. RE. 06:24am. Nasdaq 100 Futures Up 0.6% and S&P Futures Up 0.4% Ahead of US Payrolls Data.
https://www.marketscreener.com/news/nasdaq-100-futures-up-0-…
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web search NEUTRAL — S&P 500 E-Mini futures rose by 0.33%, and Nasdaq 100 futures rose by 0.52%.Tom Lee: AI in the US stock market still has room to rise, and the S&P 500 could reach 7700 by the end of this year.
https://www.chaincatcher.com/en/article/2263432
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“Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 111 points, or nearly 0.3%”
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One web search result mentions Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 0.4% (though not explicitly 111 points in the snippet), but there is no corroborating evidence for the specific 111 point increase across multiple sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Dow experienced a long bull run from 1920 to late 1929 when it rose from 73 to 381 points.[48] In 1928, the components of the Dow were increased to 30 stocks near the economic height of that decad…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average
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web search NEUTRAL — Dow Jones Futures are tradable in pre-market, view dow jones premarket data below. More information about the Dow Jones futures stock market can be found in other sections, such as historical data, ch…
https://www.investing.com/indices/us-30-futures
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web search NEUTRAL — View live Dow Jones Industrial Average Index chart to track latest index dynamics. DJ:DJI ideas, forecasts and market news are at your disposal as well.
https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/DJ-DJI/
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“the S&P 500 rose to a new all-time high”
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Multiple independent sources (Cnbc, Flipboard) confirm that the S&P 500 reached new all-time highs.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — high energy prices have not hindered a rebound in the S&P 500 to fresh all-time highs
https://cnbc.com/2026/05/08/traders-nacho-trade-strait-hormu…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The S&P 500 fell on Thursday after hitting a new all-time intraday high
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/06/stock-market-today-live-upda…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — the S&P 500 reaching a fresh all-time high
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/29/stock-market-today-live-upda…
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“The broad market index rose 0.58% to 7,444.25”
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Three independent web search results (Data Talk, MSN, and another news source) explicitly state the S&P 500 rose 0.58% to close at 7,444.25.
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web search NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 Index is up 43.29 points or 0.58% today to 7444.25 --A new record close --17th record close of 2026 --Up seven of the past 10 trading days
https://www.morningstar.com/news/dow-jones/2026051312218/sp-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 rose 0.58%, or 43.29 points, to an all-time high of 7,444.25, supported by gains in chip and artificial intelligence-linked shares, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite also advanced 1. ...
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/economy/us-stocks-end-mostly-higher…
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web search NEUTRAL — The broad-based S&P 500 rose 0.58% to close at 7,444.25, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.2% to 26,402.34. Both indexes reached new intraday and closing highs during the session. In contrast ...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/top-stocks/dow-jones-slips-w…
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“the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 1.2% to end at 26,402.34”
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Multiple independent sources (MSN and another news source) confirm the Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.2% to end at 26,402.34.
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web search NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 rose 0.58%, or 43.29 points, to an all-time high of 7,444.25, supported by gains in chip and artificial intelligence-linked shares, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite also advanced 1.2%, …
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/economy/us-stocks-end-mostly-higher…
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web search NEUTRAL — Real time data on Nasdaq 100 including charts, technical analysis, NDX 100 stocks components and more.
https://www.investing.com/indices/nq-100
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web search NEUTRAL — Find the latest information on NASDAQ-100 (NDX), including data, charts, related news, and more from Nasdaq.com.
https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/index/ndx
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“Both hit fresh intraday and closing records”
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“The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 67.36 points, or 0.14%, ending at 49,693.20”
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