Asian Markets Mostly Higher Following Wall Street's Record Rally Led by Tech
• Asian shares mostly rose after Wall Street's record rally led by tech stocks • Japan’s Nikkei added 0.3%; Australia’s S&P/ASX rose 0.3%; Korea's Kospi gained 0.5% • Speculation that Japan's central bank is getting ready to end super-easy monetary policy below zero and start raising interest rates • On Wall Street, S&P 500 jumped 1.1% to top record high; Dow climbed 0.6%; Nasdaq surged 1.5% • Oracle stock jumped 11.7% on stronger than expected profits; Nvidia rallied 7.2% and was a major force lifting the S&P 500