Asian stock markets surged on Wednesday, matching record gains on Wall Street the previous day as investor confidence in AI tech and coming interest rate cuts in the United States reaches fever pitch.
The extended bull run comes ahead of a Wednesday afternoon announcement by the US Federal Reserve, which observers expect will unveil a quarter-percentage-point cut to lending rates.
kAmxE 2=D@ 92D 366? 3@@DE65 3J 8C@H:?8 72:E9 :? 2 562= E@ 2G@:5 2 52>28:?8 EC256 H2C 36EH66? E96 H@C=5VD E@A EH@ 64@?@>:6D[ H:E9 &$ !C6D:56?E s@?2=5 %CF>A 5F6 E@ >66E 9:D r9:?6D6 4@F?E6CA2CE ): y:?A:?8 :? $@FE9 z@C62]k^Am
kAm%CF>A \\ H9@ 2CC:G65 :? E96 4@F?ECJ (65?6D52J 7@==@H:?8 G:D:ED E@ |2=2JD:2 2?5 y2A2? \\ 92D 9:?E65 96 :D 4@?7:56?E @7 C6249:?8 2? 28C66>6?E H:E9 ):]k^Am
kAm%9@D6 9@A6D 92G6 25565 E@ 2? 2=C625J ;F3:=2?E 2E>@DA96C6 @? (2== $EC66E[ H96C6 9:89=:89ED 5FC:?8 %F6D52JVD C64@C5\3C62<:?8 52J :?4=F565 2 7:G6\A6C46?E =62A 7@C 2CE:7:4:2= :?E6==:86?46 8:2?E }G:5:2]k^Am
kAm%96C6 92D 366? Q=:EE=6 D:8? @7 4@?46C? 23@FE 9@=5:?8 E649 C:D< :?E@ E96 FA4@>:?8 u65 >66E:?8[ H9:49 :? E96@CJ D9@F=5 36 2 =@H6C\:>A24E 6G6?E @? >2C<6ED[Q HC@E6 r9C:D (6DE@? @7 !6AA6CDE@?6 :? 2 ?@E6]k^Am
kAmQxEVD E96 E649 D9@H[ 2?5 E9:D :D H96C6 42A:E2= C6>2:?D 7:C>=J 46?EC65[Q 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAmy2A2?VD 36?49>2C< :?56I =62AE 3J >@C6 E92? EH@ A6C46?E @? (65?6D52J[ H9:=6 $6@F= DFC865 >@C6 E92? @?6 A6C46?E \\ 3@E9 C6249:?8 C64@C5 9:89D]k^Am
kAm%2:A6: 2=D@ 82:?65 >@C6 E92? @?6 A6C46?E @? E96 52J 2?5 $92?892: EC24<65 >@56C2E6 82:?D]k^Am
kAm$J5?6JVD >2:? :?56I 7:?:D965 5@H?[ H9:=6 w@?8 z@?8 H2D 4=@D65 7@C 2 AF3=:4 9@=:52J]k^Am
kAm%96 C64@C5 DEC62<D 92G6 A:4<65 FA A246 29625 @7 6IA64E65 62C?:?8D C6A@CED :? E96 4@>:?8 52JD 3J >2;@C &$ E649 8:2?ED :?4=F5:?8 |:4C@D@7E 2?5 |6E2]k^Am
kAm%9:D J62CVD px 3@@> 92D 4@:?4:565 H:E9 2 8=@32= E2C:77 @?D=2F89E F?=62D965 3J E96 &$ AC6D:56?E[ H:E9 A@=:4:6D 9:EE:?8 r9:?2 A2CE:4F=2C=J 92C5]k^Am
kAmp9625 @7 9:D 2CC:G2= :? $@FE9 z@C62[ %CF>A E@=5 C6A@CE6CD @? p:C u@C46 ~?6 96 6IA64ED Q2 =@E @7 AC@3=6>D 2C6 8@:?8 E@ 36 D@=G65Q 5FC:?8 9:D 7:CDE :?\A6CD@? 5:D4FDD:@? H:E9 ): D:?46 C6EFC?:?8 E@ E96 (9:E6 w@FD6 E9:D J62C]k^Am
kAmp DA@<6DA6CD@? 7@C q6:;:?8VD 7@C6:8? >:?:DECJ 4@?7:C>65 E96 =6256CDV >66E:?8[ D2J:?8 E92E :E H@F=5 :?G@=G6 Q:?\56AE9 4@>>F?:42E:@? @? DEC2E68:4 2?5 =@?8\E6C> :DDF6D 4@?46C?:?8 r9:?2\&$ C6=2E:@?D[ 2D H6== 2D >2;@C :DDF6D @7 >FEF2= 4@?46C?Q]k^Am
kAm%96 EH@ =6256CD 2C6 6IA64E65 E@ >66E %9FCD52J :? qFD2?[ 2 D@FE96C? A@CE 4:EJ ?@E 72C 7C@> E96 p!tr DF>>:E 2EE6?565 3J %CF>A]k^Am
k9am\ z6J 7:8FC6D 2E 2C@F?5 _f`_ v|% \k^9am
kAm%@<J@ \ }:<<6: aadi &! a]a A6C46?E 2E d`[b_f]ed W4=@D6Xk^Am
kAmw@?8 z@?8 \ w2?8 $6?8 x?56Ii r=@D65 7@C 2 9@=:52Jk^Am
kAm$92?892: \ r@>A@D:E6i &! _]f A6C46?E 2E c[_`e]bb W4=@D6Xk^Am
kAm(6DE %6I2D x?E6C>65:2E6i &! _]b A6C46?E 2E Se_]bb A6C 32CC6=k^Am
kAmqC6?E }@CE9 $62 rCF56i &! _]b A6C46?E 2E Sec]e_ A6C 32CC6=k^Am
kAmtFC@^5@==2Ci s~(} 2E S`]`eba 7C@> S`]`ede @? %F6D52Jk^Am
kAm!@F?5^5@==2Ci s~(} 2E S`]baae 7C@> S`]bbbek^Am
kAms@==2C^J6?i &! 2E `da]`_ J6? 7C@> `da]_e J6?k^Am
kAmtFC@^A@F?5i &! 2E gf]hc 7C@> gf]g_ A6?46k^Am
kAm}6H *@C< \ s@Hi &! _]b A6C46?E 2E cf[f_e]bf W4=@D6Xk^Am
kAm{@?5@? \ u%$t `__i &! _]c A6C46?E 2E h[ehe]fc W4=@D6Xk^Am
kAmA74^>EAk^Am