Asia-Pacific markets are set to open higher on a thin trading day on Thursday. Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong markets were closed for the Boxing Day holiday. Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Thursday,

Asian Shares Are Mostly Lower, With Most World Markets Closed for Christmas BANGKOK (AP) — Shares slipped in Tokyo and Shanghai on Wednesday, two of only a handful of world markets open on Christmas day.

Pacific, stock markets in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong are closed for the Boxing Day holiday on December 26. Indonesian markets are shut for Christmas holiday today. Markets were also shut on December 25 for Christmas.