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Pedestrians wearing face masks walk past a monitor displaying the Nikkei 225 index on February 25 in Tokyo, Japan.
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Asia-Pacific shares traded higher on Tuesday after stocks on Wall Street rallied overnight.
The Nikkei 225 in Japan rose 2.19% in early trade, and the Topix index was 2.44% higher. South Korea’s Kospi advanced 1.81% on its return to trade after a holiday. The Kosdaq added 2.24%.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 0.71%. In Australia, theS&P/ASX 200 jumped 2.35%. The Reserve Bank of Australia is set to announce its interest rate decision later Tuesday.
Markets in mainland China and Hong Kong are closed for a holiday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average popped 765.38 points, or nearly 2.7%, to close at 29,490.89. The S&P 500 advanced about 2.6% to 3,678.43. The Nasdaq Composite added nearly 2.3% to end at 10,815.43.
It was the best day since June 24 for the Dow, and the S&P 500s the best day since July 27.
CNBC’s Tanaya Macheel and Samantha Subin contributed to this report.
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