{"id":230169,"date":"2026-09-04T09:16:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T03:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/?p=230169"},"modified":"2026-09-04T09:16:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T03:46:24","slug":"asian-markets-today-hang-seng-jumps-2-percent-2026-09-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/asian-markets-today-hang-seng-jumps-2-percent-2026-09-04\/","title":{"rendered":"Asian Markets Today Trade Higher as Hang Seng Jumps 2 Percent on Fed Rate Bets"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Asian markets today: Hang Seng +2.10% to 25,744. Nikkei +0.88% to 64,777. KOSPI +1.28%. MSCI Asia Pacific gauge +0.3% on South Korea tech strength.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Asian markets today traded broadly higher, led by Hong Kong’s Hang Seng, which jumped 2.10 percent to 25,744, as investors pared bets on a Federal Reserve interest rate hike this month, weakening the dollar. MSCI’s Asia Pacific equities gauge climbed 0.3 percent in Asian markets today, led by technology stocks in South Korea, after Fed Governor Christopher Waller said he would support keeping rates steady if price pressures continued to ease. His comments had earlier fuelled gains on Wall Street as swaps priced roughly even odds of a quarter point hike in September, down from about 70 percent earlier in the week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Asian markets today traded broadly higher, led by a sharp 2.10 percent jump in Hong Kong’s Hang Seng to 25,744, as investors pared bets on a Federal Reserve interest rate hike this month, weakening the dollar.<\/p>\n

Japan’s Nikkei 225 also advanced, up 0.88 percent to 64,777, while South Korea’s KOSPI gained 1.28 percent, with MSCI’s Asia Pacific equities gauge climbing 0.3 percent overall, led by strength in technology stocks.<\/p>\n

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