Australian S&P/ASX 200 futures rose 0.69% in early trading, while New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index gained about 0.4%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index futures rose 0.42% and Japan's Nikkei 225 futures were flat. Those gains came after the S&P 500 jumped on Wednesday, finishing just short of its February record closing high.
BOSTON: Asian stocks were set for broad gains on Thursday after Wall Street's S&P 500 index briefly touched record highs, as investors appeared to shrug off worries about stalled U.S. stimulus talks and a shaky economic recovery.
Australian S&P/ASX 200 futures rose 0.69% in early trading, while New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index gained about 0.4%.
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