Asia-Pacific markets set to open higher after Wall Street gains; Japan's parliamentary vote in focus

Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Tuesday, tracking Wall Street gains led by a rally in Apple

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Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225

index was set for a higher open, with its futures contract in Chicago trading at 49,855, and its counterpart in Osaka at 49,610, against the index’s Monday close of 49,185.5.

Investors await Japan’s parliamentary vote, which is likely to see Sanae Takaichi become the country’s next prime minister, after the right-wing opposition Japan Innovation Party said Monday it was ready to back her premiership.