A man walks past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index, center, at a securities firm Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024 in Tokyo.As votes were being tallied early Wednesday morning in the U.S. presidential election, Dow futures were up and Asian markets were mixed., with S&P futures trading up about 1.6%. Futures for the tech-heavy Nasdaq market were up about 1.5% early Wednesday.
A woman stops to look at an electronic board displaying the numbers on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in afternoon trading in Tokyo on November 6, 2024.Markets in Asia were mixed in mid-afternoon trading. Japan's Nikkei was up about 2.5% in afternoon trading, trailed by a minimal rise in Shanghai, where the market was just above flat.
A man walks past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index, center, at a securities firm Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024 in Tokyo.Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index slipped in afternoon trading, falling about 2.3% intraday after opening below Tuesday's closing.