Wednesday, 04 March 2026
Jakarta
--:--
Tokyo
--:--
Hongkong
--:--
New York
--:--
Asia-Pacific Markets Rise After Wall Street Rallies on Expectations of Softer Trump Tariffs

Asia-Pasifik Naik Setelah Wall Street Menguat karena Ekspektasi Tarif Trump yang Lebih Rendah

Asia-Pacific markets rose Tuesday as Wall Street gained overnight on hopes that U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs could be be softer than expected.

Australia's S&P/ASX 200 climbed 0.52%. The country's budget will be tabled by Treasurer Jim Chalmers later in the day.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.80%, while the broader Topix index increased 0.26%.

Over in South Korea, the Kospi index advanced 0.17% while the small-cap Kosdaq added 0.13%.

Mainland China's CSI 300 traded flat while Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 1.06% at the open.

U.S. futures edged down marginally after the three key Wall Street indexes logged gains overnight.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 597.97 points, or 1.42%, to end at 42,583.32. The S&P 500 added 1.76% and closed at 5,767.57, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained 2.27% to settle at 18,188.59.

Shares of Tesla, which have fallen for nine straight weeks, rose nearly 12%, adding to their Friday gains. Meta Platforms and Nvidia climbed more than 3%.

Source : CNBC

RELATED NEWS
Tested EN...
Thursday, 8 January 2026 15:26 WIB

Tested EN...

Rally Begins to Run Out of Steam, Asian Stocks Also Weaken...
Thursday, 8 January 2026 07:47 WIB

Asian stock markets weakened for the second consecutive day, indicating that the initial rally that had been "speedy" at the start of the year is starting to lose steam. At the same time, US governmen...

US Stocks Close Mixed on Wednesday...
Thursday, 8 January 2026 04:24 WIB

US stocks were mixed on Wednesday as investors weighed uneven economic data against expectations for eventual Federal Reserve easing, with the S&P 500 easing 0.2% and the Dow Jones sliding 0.8% fr...

European defense stocks rise as Denmark moves to rearm Greenland...
Wednesday, 7 January 2026 15:46 WIB

European stocks were in mixed territory on Wednesday morning, as regional market jitters grow over U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to annex Greenland. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was little chang...

Asian Markets Slow, Japan Under Pressure & Oil Falls ...
Wednesday, 7 January 2026 07:26 WIB

Asian stock markets weakened slightly on Wednesday after posting their best start to the year in history. The decline was driven by a decline in Japanese stocks amid escalating tensions with China. Th...

LATEST NEWS
Geopolitics Holds Back Oil, Inventory Data Acts As A Brake

Oil prices stabilized on Thursday (February 12th), as the market reassigned a risk premium to US-Iran tensions despite US inventory data showing swelling domestic supplies. This movement confirms one thing: geopolitical headlines are still more...

Strong NFP, Gold Weakens : CPI Leads

Gold prices weakened slightly on Thursday (February 12th), as more solid US employment data reduced market confidence in an imminent Federal Reserve interest rate cut. The strong employment data prompted market participants to shift expectations of...

Rally Stalls, Hang Seng Slips ; Large Caps Pressured

The Hang Seng Index reversed its downward trend in Hong Kong on Thursday (February 12th), weakening by around 0.9% to around 27,000 after a strong session earlier. This decline halted the momentum of the short term rally, as investors began to...

POPULAR NEWS