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Asia-Pacific markets were mostly higher on Tuesday as investors awaited further clarity on U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies after taking office.
australian S&P/ASX 200 It ended the day at 8,402.40, up 0.66%.
The benchmark in Japan is Nikkei Stock Average The stock price closed 0.32% higher at 39,027.98, while TOPIX rose 0.08% to close at 2,713.50 amidst choppy trading.
Korean Kospi The index fell 0.08% to close at 2,518.03, and the Kosdaq fell 0.22% to close at 726.07.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index rose 1.02% in the past hour of trading. Mainland China’s CSI300 index rose 0.08% to close at 3,832.61.
Several Asian central banks are scheduled to meet later this week. Malaysia’s central bank is expected to keep its policy rate unchanged at 3% on Wednesday. The Bank of Japan will hold its next policy meeting from January 23rd to January 24th. Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda has signaled his intention to raise interest rates. The Monetary Authority of Singapore will hold a meeting on Friday.
US markets were closed for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
U.S. stock futures rose on President Trump’s oath of office and promises of a new “golden age” for the United States. Mr. Trump also issued a number of executive orders that did not specifically include tariffs.
Futures tracking the S&P 500 rose 0.5%, and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.6%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 221 points, or 0.5%.
—CNBC’s Brian Evans contributed to this report.
