Hong Kong (CNN Business)Stocks in Asia jumped on Wednesday, following Wall Street’s rally that saw the Dow pass the 30,000 milestone for the first time, as investors cheered positive vaccine news and signs that a formal transition of power is finally underway in the United States. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index (HSI) rose 1.3%, China’s Shanghai Composite (SHCOMP) was up 0.1% and South Korea’s Kospi (KOSPI) rose 0.7%. Japan’s Nikkei (N225) led the region’s gains, rising around 2% to its highest level since early 1991. Shares in the country’s flagship carrier ANA jumped nearly 3%, after Japan and China announced on Tuesday that they had agreed to resume business travel by end of month. US stock futures were also slightly up. Dow (INDU) futures rose 100 points, or 0.4%. S&P (SPX) futures were up 0.4% and Nasdaq (COMP) futures were up 0.6%. The spate of promising coronavirus vaccine developments in recent weeks is driving the global stocks surge, according to Stephen Innes, chief global market strategist at Axi. Read More “Global investors are elated by the vaccine news,” Innes wrote in a note on Wednesday. Investors are also relieved to see that a formal transition from US President Donald Trump… Read full this story
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