
Asian markets edged higher on Monday as Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) convincingly won the elections in Japan, providing greater clarity to investors worldwide.
The Japanese stock index, Nikkei 225, rose around 4%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng jumped 1.76%, Korea’s Kospi rose 4.10%, while China's SSE Composite Index saw a 1.41% gain.