Asia-Pacific rose Monday, tracking Wall Street gains after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled that the central bank could begin easing monetary policy next month in his widely anticipated annual speech in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Japan's Nikkei 225 benchmark rose 1.08%, while the broader Topix index added 0.53%.
In South Korea, the Kospi index increased by 0.75%, while the small-cap Kosdaq advanced 1.71%.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 benchmark climbed 0.87%.
Futures for Hong Kong's Hang Seng index stood at 25,722, pointing to a stronger open compared with the HSI's last close of 25,339.14.
Elsewhere in Asia-Pacific, market watchers are awaiting Singapore's consumer price index reading for July. Economists polled by Reuters expect a 0.6% year-over-year rise, consistent with the month before.
U.S. equity futures were little changed in early Asia hours, as investors await artificial intelligence darling Nvidia's earnings.
Last Friday, the blue-chip Dow soared 846.24 points, or 1.89%, to a record level of 45,631.74.
Meanwhile, the broad market S&P 500 rose 1.52% to 6,466.91, while its session high was just three points shy of its record. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained 1.88%, ending the session at 21,496.53.
Source: CNBC
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