Japan’s Nikkei 225 set to run above 50,000 as Trump meets Takaichi
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US President Donald Trump meets Japan’s Emperor Naruhito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on October 27, 2025.
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Japan’s Nikkei 225 is set to continue its record climb above 50,000 on Tuesday as US President Donald Trump is set to meet newly appointed Japanese Prime Minister Sane Takaichi.
Futures signaled further gains for Tokyo stocks, with the Nikkei contract in Chicago at 50,700 and Osaka shares at 50,520, compared with Monday’s close of 50,512.32.
Trump met Japan’s Emperor Naruhito after arriving in Tokyo on Monday and will be the first foreign leader to hold talks with Takaichi since taking office.
Other Asia-Pacific markets are set to open mixed on Tuesday, with three major US indexes seeing gains despite gains on Wall Street A record closing high was reached.
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index futures were at 26,534, higher than the HSI’s last close of 26,433.7.
of Australia S&P/ASX 200 The day started down 0.21%.
Overnight in the US, the S&P 500 It climbed 1.23% to 6,875.16, its first close above 6,800.
The Nasdaq Composite rose 1.86% to 23,637.46, on gains Nvidia and other chip stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average It jumped 337.47 points, or 0.71%, to 47,544.59.
Major market catalysts are ahead this week, including big tech earnings, the Federal Reserve rate decision and a potential China trade deal.
— CNBC’s John Meloy, Sean Conlon and Liz Napolitano contributed to this report.
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