Asia stocks rise after major Wall Street indexes hit record closing highs overnight
15 Jun 2021 | SET News
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Asia stocks rise after major Wall Street indexes hit record closing highs overnight
Shares in Asia-Pacific rose in Tuesday morning trade following overnight gains on Wall Street that sent the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite to record closing highs.
The Nikkei 225 in Japan gained 0.43% in early trade while the Topix index advanced 0.31%. South Korea’s Kospi hovered above the flatline.
Australian stocks also rose, with the S&P/ASX 200 up 0.29%.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan traded mildly higher.
Looking ahead, minutes from the Reserve Bank of Australia’s June monetary policy meeting are set to be released at 9:30 a.m. HK/SIN.
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