Asian markets settled higher on Tuesday tracking Wall Street's strong performance overnight, while investors are awaiting the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision and major tech earnings due later in the week. Investors globally shrugged off worries about geopolitics, tariff threats and another potential US government shutdown. Chinese and Hong Kong shares gained after China reported its first annual increase in industrial profits in four years. The Japanese Nikkei 225 index rose led by gains in heavyweight technology shares, and as the yen steadied after recent strong gains amid speculation the US might coordinate intervention with Japan. South Korea's Kospi closed above the 5,000-point mark for the first time, despite US President Donald Trump's threat to raise tariffs on Korean imports.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 4,139.91 | 7.30 | 0.18 |
| Hang Seng | 27,126.95 | 361.43 | 1.35 |
| Jakarta Composite | 8,980.23 | 4.90 | 0.05 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,771.25 | 27.18 | 1.56 |
| Nikkei 225 | 53,333.54 | 448.29 | 0.85 |
| Straits Times | 4,923.02 | 62.09 | 1.28 |
| KOSPI Composite | 5,084.85 | 135.26 | 2.73 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 32,317.92 | 253.40 | 0.79 |
