Asian Stock Markets Maintain Their Positive Movement
Asian stocks continued their rally in Tuesday's trading.
Asian stock markets maintain their positive movement. While stocks in the Asia Pacific Region continued their rally in Tuesday's trading, they followed a buying trend. In Japan, the Nikkei Index gained over 1 percent, leading to gains.
The Chinese stock market is closed for a holiday.
In the coronavirus outbreak,
Hong Kong saw the lowest level of daily cases since November 18. While 344-day cases were detected in South Korea, the total number of cases reached 83,869.
Index Summaries
- Japan's Topix Index rose 0.9 percent. Nikkei 225 gained 1.6 percent.
- Australia's S & P / ASX 200 Index increased 0.4 percent.
- The South Korean Kospi Index gained 0.1 percent.
- Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 1.7 percent.