Asian stock markets tracked moderately higher Tuesday after tech issues showed strength in overnight trading on Wall Street. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 opened higher on Wall Street cues and held ground, finishing up 0.5% as traders regained confidence in tech issues. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index opened higher, see-sawed but finished up 0.4%, led by rising tech stocks. The broad gauge Hang Seng rose 87.06 to 19,663.67 as gaining issues outnumbered losers 57 to 21. The Hang Seng TECH Index gained 1.2% on the day, while the Mainland Properties Index fell 0.2%.

Source: Mint November 19, 2024 12:15 UTC