Stock market: Asia runs looking at Fed, Hong Kong +2.4% - Breaking news. Tokyo rose by 0.8%, with the Nikkei index seeing its all-time high, but above all Hong Kong ran and rose by 2.4%.

Both Shanghai and Shenzhen were closed for the Chinese New Year holidays. Sydney was more cautious, but closed with an increase of 0.6%. Futures on the start of the European markets are slightly rising. The general Seoul index rose by 1.2%, the technological index by 3%.