Market Overview

Major stock market indexes in the Asia-Pacific region experienced an upward trend on Tuesday, fueled by optimism surrounding potential new trade deals announced by United States President Donald Trump.

Market Highlights

While Japan's Nikkei 225 remained closed for Greenery Day and South Korea's Kospi observed a Substitution Holiday, other markets showed positive movements. The US dollar maintained stability against the yen, trading at ¥143.82550 by 4:14 am CET.

Australia's S&P/ASX 200 saw a slight decline of 0.17% by 4:15 am CET. In contrast, mainland China's Shanghai Composite and Shenzhen Composite rose by 0.52% and 1.25% respectively, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng also climbing by 0.54% or 120 points by 4:18 am CET.