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Asia stocks rise with China property stimulus, TSMC earnings in focus

Investing.com– Most Asian stocks rose on Thursday with Chinese shares advancing before a government briefing on stimulus plans for the property sector.

Technology stocks were also mostly upbeat in anticipation of strong earnings from chipmaking giant TSMC (TW:2330) (NYSE:TSM), due later in the day. 

Regional markets took a positive lead-in from Wall Street, where a recovery in tech stocks and some positive earnings helped elicit a positive session on Wednesday. U.S. stock index futures fell slightly in Asian trade, with focus squarely on more upcoming earnings and economic readings. 

Chinese stocks rise with property briefing in focus 

China’s Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 and Shanghai Composite indexes rose about 1.2% each, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index surged 2.4%. Property stocks were the best performers on all three indexes. 

China’s housing ministry said it will hold a briefing later on Thursday to outline supportive measure for the property market. The briefing is the latest in a series of high-profile briefings from the Chinese government, which began in late-September, as Beijing doles out more supportive measures for the economy.

But a recent briefing on planned fiscal measures had somewhat underwhelmed markets, as China’s finance ministry did not specify the size or timing of the planned measures.

Still, Chinese stocks were sitting on stellar gains since late-September on increased optimism over a Chinese economic recovery. 

Gross domestic product data for the third quarter is due on Friday and is set to offer more cues. 

TSMC earnings awaited for AI cues 

Market focus was squarely on an upcoming third-quarter earnings print from TSMC, the world’s biggest contract chipmaker, which is due later in the day. Taipei shares of the firm- which is considered as a bellwether for chipmaking and tech, fell 1%.

TSMC’s net profit is forecast to T$300.1 billion ($9.33 billion) according to a Reuters survey, with the chipmaker expected to have seen continued benefits from artificial intelligence demand. 

Still, TSMC’s earnings come days after chipmaking equipment major ASML (AS:ASML), which is also considered as a tech bellwether, provided a weak sales forecast for 2025. 

ASX 200 at record high, Japanese stocks fall 

Broader Asian markets were mostly positive. Optimism over more stimulus measures in China saw Australia’s ASX 200 rise 1% to a record high of 8,384.50 points. Investors also cheered signs of resilience in the Australian economy following hotter-than-expected labor data, although the trend also ties into a hawkish outlook for the Reserve Bank of Australia.

Sydney shares of Anglo-Australian miner BHP Group Ltd (ASX:BHP) were mildly positive after it clocked stronger-than-expected iron ore production in the September quarter. 

South Korea’s KOSPI was flat, with chipmaking stock skittish before TSMC’s earnings. 

Japan’s Nikkei 225 index was an outlier, falling 0.6% after data showed the country logged a bigger-than-expected trade deficit in September. Japan’s export growth slowed amid weakness in top market China. 

Japan’s TOPIX was flat.

Futures for India’s Nifty 50 index pointed to a mildly weaker open, as the index struggled to make headway beyond 25,000 points. A string of key Indian firms- including Infosys Ltd (NS:INFY), Axis Bank Ltd (NS:AXBK) and Wipro Ltd (NS:WIPR) are set to report earnings on Thursday.

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