Asian stocks were set to rise on Tuesday as a renewed tech rally and fresh optimism that Washington would deliver a coronavirus relief package helped lift global equity markets.
"Once again, there is a desire to hold the stay-at-home types of technology stocks...which will still generate profits and will be greatly oriented to a more challenging economic environment," Felsman said. Australian S&P/ASX 200 futures rose 1.05per cent in early trading. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index futures rose 0.11per cent.The dollar index fell 0.078per cent, with the euro unchanged at US$1.1813.The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.72per cent and MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe gained 0.01per cent.
The move in the run-up to the Nov. 3 U.S. election is likely to anger China, which considers Taiwan a renegade province.
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