According to RTHK, HKET and Yahoo Finance, the US Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 closed at record highs, with the Dow Jones rising 253 points. Federal Reserve officials Daly and Schmid indicated that further rate hikes would depend on the inflation outlook. US 10-year and 30-year Treasury yields, which had hit 24-year highs, eased back, while the dollar softened and the euro rebounded from a 17-month low.
JPX Osaka Exchange official data showed the December 2026 Nikkei 225 index futures night session closing at 71,070, up 170 points. No Japanese media morning report was found; the data is from JPX official.
The Hang Seng Index futures October contract night session closed at 24,272, up 18 points, turning higher from the day session. Hong Kong ADRs were mixed: HSBC ADR rose over 0.2% while AIA fell about 0.5%; Meituan ADR gained 0.3% and Alibaba ADR declined nearly 1%.
Taiwan's TAIEX futures night session fell 31 points. The Taiwan Weighted Index closed at 49,822 on October 6, up 110 points for a fifth straight day of gains.
