Asian markets perk up as US futures turn positive

Japan’s Nikkei and Topix indexes have risen, and the Australian and NZ share markets are showing signs of buyer interest. (Image: Depositphotos)

Rebecca Howard

Tue, 08 Apr 2025

The New Zealand and Australian sharemarkets are showing some signs tentative buying interest after US futures turned positive.Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was up 0.87% at 1.10pm in Wellington while New Zealand’s S&P/NZX 50 Index was up 0.94%.The heaviest trading was in Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, which was up 1.1% to $33.800. Other large caps like Infratil, up 2.46% to $9.580, were also helping support the index.The lift came as Wall Street’s S&P 500 futures rose 1.36%, the Nasdaq 100 was up 1.48% and the Dow Jones...

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