Japan's Nikkei 225 set to continue post election rally as Asian markets on course to open higher

Japan’s Nikkei 225

looks set to continue its post election rally and reach new highs on Tuesday amid gains in the broader Asian markets, futures data shows

The Japanese market continues to ride the “Takaichi trade” in the wake of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s landslide Lower House victory.

Nikkei 225 futures in Chicago were at 57,165 and their counterpart in Osaka at 57,190 compared to the index’s previous close of 56,363.94.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.53% in early trade, on pace for a third day of gains.