Asia markets dip as buyers look to Trump-Takaichi assembly in Japan


U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Japan’s Emperor Naruhito on the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2025.

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Asia markets fell throughout the board on Tuesday as buyers within the area look towards a gathering between U.S. President Donald Trump and newly minted Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

Trump met Japan’s Emperor Naruhito after arriving in Tokyo on Monday and would be the first overseas chief to carry talks with Takaichi since she took workplace.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 retreated from its file excessive on Tuesday, falling 0.57% on the open, whereas the broad-based Topix was down 0.61%.

Different Asia-Pacific markets additionally fell, regardless of features on Wall Road that despatched all three main U.S. indexes  file closing highs.

South Korea’s Kospi led losses within the area, dipping 1.4%, whereas the small-cap Kosdaq fell 0.6%.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 began the day down 0.32%.

Hong Kong Cling Seng index futures had been at 26,534, greater than the HSI’s final shut of 26,433.7.

In a single day within the U.S., the S&P 500 climbed 1.23% to six,875.16, its first shut ever above the 6,800 degree.

The Nasdaq Composite rallied 1.86% to 23,637.46, bolstered by an increase in Nvidia and different chip shares. The Dow Jones Industrial Common jumped 337.47 factors, or 0.71% to 47,544.59. 

Key market catalysts loom forward this week, together with Huge Tech earnings, a Federal Reserve charge determination and a possible China commerce deal.

— CNBC’s John Melloy, Sean Conlon and Liz Napolitano contributed to this report.