Asia Pacific stocks trade higher as S&P 500 hits another all-time high
Stocks in Asia Pacific were higher in Tuesday morning trade after the S&P 500 touched another record high overnight on Wall Street.
Stocks in Japan led gains among the region’s major markets in early trade, with the Nikkei 225 jumping 1.19% while the Topix index advanced 1.22%.
South Korea’s Kospi also rose 0.68%.
Shares in Australia also edged higher, with the S&P/ASX 200 up 0.68%.
Overall, the MSCI Asia ex-Japan index traded 0.2% higher.
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