Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Christmas Eve after major U.S. benchmarks rose overnight, driven by gains in technology stocks.

Japanese Nikkei 225 Index The minutes of the Bank of Japan’s October meeting were released, and the stock market fell 0.32%. show Members agreed to stick with rate hikes if economic and inflation outlook were met.

Japanese car manufacturer Honda A day later, Nissan shares soared 15%, while Nissan shares fell more than 5% They announced the start of formal discussions Merge to pave the way for creation The world’s third-largest automaker by sales. Discussions will end in June 2025.

Korean Cospi The KOSDAQ fell 0.26%, while the KOSDAQ rose 0.16%.

South Korean consumer confidence fell to its lowest level in more than two years. the country’s consumer confidence index A survey released by the Bank of Korea showed that the public opinion index in December dropped by more than 12 percentage points from November to 88.4, falling below the 100-point mark between optimism and pessimism.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index opened up 0.42%, and mainland China’s CSI 300 Index rose 0.10%.

Australian S&P/ASX 200 Index It gained 0.35% in the shortened session.

Overnight in the United States, Stocks rise The strength of the technology name helps the broader market.

this S&P 500 Index up 0.73% to 5,974.07. High-tech Nasdaq Composite Index Up 0.98% to 19,764.89 Tesla and meta platform Add more than 2% and NVIDIA An increase of more than 3%.

this Dow Jones Industrial Average It closed up 66.69 points, or 0.16%, at 42,906.95.

Trading was light on Monday and is expected to remain subdued this week. The New York Stock Exchange closed early at 1 pm (EST) on Christmas Eve and the market was closed on Christmas Day.

—CNBC’s Li Yun contributed to this report.