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A poster of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi displayed at the Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Photographer: Toru Hanai/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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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.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index futures were at 27,221, higher than the HSI's last close of 27,027.16
Overnight in the U.S., tech stocks powered the S&P 500 to back to back gains, with the broad-based index rising 0.47%.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was marginally up to a record high of 50,135.87, and the Nasdaq Composite jumped 0.9%.
—CNBC's Sean Conlon contributed to this report.
