Asian stock markets were generally positive, in particular Tokyo whose Nikkei 225 index rose by 2% driven by Wall Street records and purchases on SoftBank. Hong Kong is the only list bucking the trend, with a drop of 1.4% mainly due to the slowdown in consumer prices in China.
Chinese stock markets have risen (Shanghai +1.2% and Shenzhen +3%) thanks to the appointment by the government of a new head of stock markets also to try to block the slowdown.