Panoramic view of Seoul city skyline and Lotte Tower in Han River at sunset.
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Asia-Pacific markets were higher on Tuesday, tracking gains on Wall Street.
Australian S&P/ASX 200 Index It rose slightly by 0.15%. Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index rose 0.63%, and the Topix rose 0.49%.
Korean Cospi The Kosdaq rose 1.01%, with the small-cap Kosdaq rising 1.22%. Korea Producer Price Index June grew 2.5% year-on-year, while May grew 2.3%.
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index futures were at 17,741 points, higher than the Hang Seng Index’s last closing point of 17,635.88 points.
Later on Tuesday, India is due to unveil the first budget of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third five-year term. Analysts at Barclays expect the coalition government to send a signal of policy coherence in the budget, “demonstrating continued fiscal consolidation and a marginal shift in the spending mix”.
“While continuing to focus on capital spending, we believe the government will use increased revenue to fund higher revenue spending, balancing economic and political needs,” Barclays wrote in a recent note.
Asian traders will also be watching June inflation data from Singapore. Economists polled by Reuters expect the country’s consumer price index to rise 2.7% annually. This compares with growth of 3.1% in May.
Overnight in America, S&P 500 Index Technology stocks rebounded from the index’s worst weekly decline since April to post its best day since June 5.
The index rose 1.08% to close at 5,564.41 points, its best single-day performance since June 5. Nasdaq Index It rose 1.58% to close at 18,007.57 points. this Dow Jones Industrial Average It rose 127.91 points, or 0.32%, to close at 40,415.44 points.
—CNBC’s Samantha Subin and Hakyung Kim contributed to this report.
