According to Minkabu, Yonhap and HKET, Anthropic's filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering lifted sentiment toward U.S. artificial intelligence and chip stocks, while oil prices eased on hopes of reduced Middle East tensions after senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey visited Iran. Investors remain focused on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting and Big Tech earnings.
Nikkei 225 futures for December 2026 delivery on the Osaka Exchange ended the night session at 62,890, up 690 points, and 700.35 points above the Nikkei Stock Average's cash close of 62,189.65. Volume was 12,936 contracts. TOPIX futures closed the night session at 4,000, up 19.5 points.
KOSPI 200 night futures rose 2.63%. The MSCI South Korea ETF gained 0.97%, and SK Hynix's American depositary receipts rose 4.09%.
Hang Seng Index night futures closed at 23,233, down 3 points. The NASDAQ Golden Dragon China Index rose 0.6% to 5,506. HSBC ADR was equivalent to HK$143.11, 0.64% above its Hong Kong close; Tencent ADR stood at HK$385.59, down 0.21%; Meituan ADR at HK$73.90, down 0.20%; and Alibaba's U.S. shares at HK$98.31, up 0.37%.
Taiwan's TAIEX futures night session was closed for the long holiday weekend, with Taiwan stocks returning today for the first trading day after a four-day break.
