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Most Asian equities advanced Wednesday, with Hong Kong leading on a sharp rebound in local technology names, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 struggled for traction as a steep drop in SoftBank Group offset cyclical strength. U.S. risk appetite provided a modest tailwind after cyclicals outperformed on Wall Street amid hopes the …

Asian equities delivered a split performance on Tuesday, with Japan and South Korea extending gains as dip-buyers continued to rotate back into big-cap technology, while Chinese benchmarks slipped on lingering concerns over flagging growth momentum. A strong U.S. lead helped set the tone. Wall Street rallied overnight as tech shares …

Asian equities opened the week on uneven footing Monday, with Japan and South Korea leading gains on a rebound in semiconductor and AI-adjacent names, while Chinese benchmarks underperformed even after a marginally better inflation print. Regional sentiment also drew support from U.S. equity futures—S&P 500 contracts rose about 0.6%—on reports …

Asian equities snapped back on Thursday, recovering part of the prior session’s slide as anxiety over stretched technology valuations abated and a solid trade print from Australia steadied sentiment. Gains in Japan and China set the tone, while U.S. equity futures held broadly steady following an overnight bounce on Wall …

Market snapshot Wall Street closed at record highs; U.S. equity futures were little changed. Nikkei 225 +2% to a fresh record 51,311.47; KOSPI up as much as 1.7% to a record 4,078.99 on AI momentum. CSI 300 +0.5%, Shanghai Comp +0.4%; Hong Kong closed for holiday. Singapore STI −0.3%; India …

Most Asian equities eased on Tuesday as investors parsed fresh signals from U.S. outreach in the region and positioned for a dense slate of central-bank decisions later this week. U.S. futures were broadly flat in Asian hours after Wall Street’s major averages set fresh records overnight, led by technology. Regional …

Asian stocks surged on Monday, with broad-based gains across major markets driven by optimism over an expected U.S. Federal Reserve rate cut this week and tentative signs of a U.S.–China trade truce. The rally followed a record-setting close on Wall Street, fueling risk appetite across the region. By 02:53 GMT, …

Asian equities posted broad gains on Friday, led by a strong rally in technology shares, after news broke that U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week. The confirmation of dialogue between the world’s two largest economies helped ease investor concerns over recent …

Most Asian stock markets extended losses on Thursday, dragged down by renewed U.S.–China trade tensions and profit-taking following recent rallies in Japan and South Korea. By mid-morning, Japan’s Nikkei 225 had fallen 1.5%, while China’s CSI 300 dropped 0.6% and the Shanghai Composite slipped 0.7%, leading the regional downturn. U.S. …

Asian markets bounced back on Wednesday, recovering from sharp losses earlier in the week as investors drew optimism from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s dovish comments suggesting more potential rate cuts ahead. However, gains were tempered by persistent concerns over renewed U.S.-China trade tensions and signs of ongoing economic weakness …