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A poster of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is displayed at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, February 8, 2026. Photograph: Toru Hanai/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Japanese Nikkei 225 Index Stocks continued their post-election rally and hit new highs on Tuesday amid gains across Asia.
The Japanese market continues to “go with the trend”high market trade” after Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae’s landslide victory in the House of Representatives.
The benchmark index opened up 1.52%, crossing the 57,000-point mark, while the Topix rose 1.08%, also hitting a new high.
Korean Cospi was up 1.21%, just shy of a record closing high, while the small-cap Kosdaq index was up 1.25%.
Australian S&P/ASX 200 Index It rose 0.39% in early trading, rising for the third consecutive trading day.
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index futures were at 27,221 points, higher than the Hang Seng Index’s last closing point of 27,027.16 points
U.S. tech stocks boosted overnight S&P 500 Index Continuous rise, the composite index rose 0.47%.
this Dow Jones Industrial Average It rose slightly to a record high of 50,135.87, Nasdaq Composite Index up 0.9%.
—CNBC’s Sean Conlon contributed to this report.
