Published: Tuesday, October 28, 2025 · 9:21 AM | Updated: Tuesday, October 28, 2025 · 9:21 AM
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Stocks in Asia were lower overnight as traders digested Donald Trump’s visit to Japan ahead of his high-stakes talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this week.
The Nikkei (^N225) fell 0.6% on the day in Japan, after surging above 50,000 points on Monday for the first time, while the Hang Seng (^HSI) fell 0.3% in Hong Kong.
The Shanghai Composite (000001.SS) was 0.2% down by the end of the session and in South Korea, the Kospi (^KS11) lost 0.8% on the day.
It comes as Trump met new Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi yesterday, declaring that the United States was “an ally at the strongest level”.
The White House announced that the countries had signed an agreement on the supply of rare earths, a critical sector dominated by China that has deepened the antipathy between Washington and Beijing.
Takaichi also said Japan was facing an “unprecedented severe security environment”, in a nod to the geopolitical tensions underlying Trump’s Asia tour.
The US president is due to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Thursday in South Korea.
Across the pond, the S&P 500 (^GSPC) rose 1.2% to 6,875.16, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq (^IXIC) was 1.9% higher, ending at 23,637.46. The Dow Jones (^DJI) also gained 0.7% to close at 47,544.59.
In the bond market, the yield on 10-year US Treasury notes, which influence interest rates around the world, fell to 3.979%, from 4.029% late on Sunday.
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