Japan’s Nikkei 225 is set to continue its record-breaking climb above the 50,000 mark on Tuesday as U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet with newly minted Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
Futures signaled further gains for Tokyo stocks, with the Nikkei contract in Chicago at 50,700 and its Osaka counterpart 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 she took office.
Other Asia-Pacific markets are set to open mixed on Tuesday, despite gains on Wall Street that saw all three major U.S. indexes reach record closing highs.
Hong Kong Hang Seng index futures were at 26,534, higher than the HSI’s last close of 26,433.7.
