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Asian shares advanced early Monday after U.S. stock indexes rallied to close out their best week in two months, while U.S. futures and oil prices were little changed. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng jumped 2.3% to 20,

In Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 was set to rise, with the futures contract in Chicago up nearly 1%, last trading at 39,235 while its counterpart in Osaka is up 0.59%, last trading at 39,170 against the index's close of 38,902.50.

Sensex and Nifty are set to open higher today, tracking firm cues from Asian markets and positive trend at Gift Nifty.

Also in today’s newsletter, Bank of Japan looks to raise rates, and Musk’s gripe about the US-China tech relationship

Gift Nifty was trading around 23,280 level, a premium of nearly 13 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close, indicating a positive start for the Indian stock market indices.

European markets ticked cautiously higher as the world looks to the inauguration of Donald Trump later on today.

The Bank of Japan looks set to raise interest rates this week unless Trump’s inauguration address as U.S. president on Monday rattles financial markets, say people familiar with the central bank’s thinking.

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Asian shares rise and bitcoin hits a record high ahead of Trump's inauguration. European markets gain, while U.S. markets close for a holiday. Investors eye U.S.-China relations and central bank moves.

Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Monday, ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration with investors awaiting greater clarity on the policies of the incoming U.S. administration. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.2% at the open.

Analysts generally expect a mellow period for banks in the Asia-Pacific region throughout 2025, with positive outlooks for some countries outweighing gloomier projections for others, including heavyweight China.