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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Elaine Kurtenbach

Asian stocks climb after Wall Street rallies on hopes for lower interest rates

South Korea Financial Markets - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Asian shares and U.S. futures advanced on Wednesday after benchmarks on Wall Street surged on hopes the Federal Reserve will soon opt to cut interest rates.

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 jumped 2% to 49,650.77 in a broad rally that encompassed major exporters and technology shares.

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