Summary
- Asia-Pacific markets climbed, following gains on Wall Street.
- Traders are looking forward to a rare briefing by the People’s Bank of China and Australia’s central bank rate decision.
- Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose marginally, Japan’s Nikkei 225 and Topix gained, South Korea’s Kospi was up, and Hong Kong Hang Seng index futures were higher.
- The Nasdaq Composite in the U.S. also saw gains.