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November 19, 2025, China, Shanghai: Boats on the Huangpu River pass by downtown Shanghai. The tallest building on the skyline is Shanghai Tower (behind).
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Asia-Pacific markets will move higher on Monday as investors look to benchmark lending rate decisions from China later in the day.
The one-year rate affects most new and outstanding loans, while the five-year rate affects mortgage loans.
Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.54% in early trade.
of japan Nikkei 225 Futures pointed to a stronger open with the futures contract in Chicago at 50,565 and the futures contract in Osaka at 50,330 points compared to the previous close of 49,507.21. Last Friday, the Bank of Japan raised its policy rate by 25 basis points to 0.75% (the highest level in three decades).
of hong kong Hang Seng index Futures traded at 25,843, above HSI’s last close of 25,690.53.
U.S. stocks rose to a second day of gains last Friday, boosted by Oracle, as AI trading rebounded after experiencing volatility.
Oracle shares rose 6.6% after TikTok agreed to sell its U.S. operations to a new joint venture that includes the software giant and private equity investor Silver Lake.
Nasdaq Composite index closed at 23,307.62 points, with an increase of 1.31 percent. The S&P 500 index closed at 6,834.50 points, with an increase of 0.88 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 183.04 points, or 0.38%, to 48,134.89.
