Posted 10/6/2023, 6:17:00 AM
Asian Stocks Rise Ahead of U.S. Jobs Report; RBI Seen Holding Rates Steady as India Inflation Eases
- Hong Kong's Hang Seng index jumps over 2%, leading gains in Asia-Pacific region ahead of U.S. jobs data
- Reserve Bank of India expected to keep interest rates steady at 6.5% in monetary policy decision
- India's August retail inflation at 6.83% year-on-year, easing from July's 7.44%
- Natural gas futures surge 7.3% as U.S. exports hit record highs in first half of 2022
- Gold touches lowest level since March, down about 2% this week, putting it on pace for third straight losing week
