Asia-Pacific stocks rose Tuesday, after key Wall Street benchmarks hit record highs overnight as investors assessed the resilience in corporate earnings amid tariff risks.
Investors in the region will be keeping a close watch on Japanese markets, which reopened after the ruling party lost its majority in the upper house following an election over the weekend.
Japan's rose in early trade Tuesday, as markets reopened after the ruling party lost its majority in the upper house over the weekend.
The 225-stock share average advanced 1.12% to hit 40,254.18 at 9.17 a.m. local time (8.17 p.m. ET Monday), while the broader Topix index added 0.96% to 2,861.63.
Asia-Pacific markets opened higher Tuesday.
As of 8.10 a.m. Singapore time (8.10 p.m. ET), Japan's Nikkei 225 benchmark added 0.91% while the broader Topix index increased by 0.83%.
In South Korea, the Kospi index ticked up 0.1% while the small-cap Kosdaq advanced 0.7%.
Over in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 benchmark rose 0.54%.
Source: CNBC
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