Asian Stocks Soar After Wall Street Spike
Asian stocks soared Wednesday in the wake of Wall Street's overnight surge spurred by the U.S. Federal Reserve's larger-than-expected interest rate cut.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index jumped 500.22 points, or 3.17 percent, to 16,302.02 points in afternoon trading. In Hong Kong, the blue chip Hang Seng Index was up 928.45 points, or 3.78 percent, to 25,505.3.
Stock markets in South Korea, India, Australia, Singapore, Taiwan and the Philippines also advanced. Chinese shares, however, fell.
Investors were cheered by a rally in U.S. stocks Tuesday after the Fed cut its benchmark interest rate by a half percentage point to 4.75 percent. The Dow Jones industrial average surged 335.97 points, or 2.51 percent, to 13,739.39 -- its biggest one-day point jump in nearly five years.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index jumped 500.22 points, or 3.17 percent, to 16,302.02 points in afternoon trading. In Hong Kong, the blue chip Hang Seng Index was up 928.45 points, or 3.78 percent, to 25,505.3.
Stock markets in South Korea, India, Australia, Singapore, Taiwan and the Philippines also advanced. Chinese shares, however, fell.
Investors were cheered by a rally in U.S. stocks Tuesday after the Fed cut its benchmark interest rate by a half percentage point to 4.75 percent. The Dow Jones industrial average surged 335.97 points, or 2.51 percent, to 13,739.39 -- its biggest one-day point jump in nearly five years.
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