The Hong Kong stock market has moved higher in back-to-back sessions, surging almost 950 points or 6.3 percent along the way. The Hang Seng Index now rests just beneath the 15,900-point plateau and it's likely to open in the green again on Thursday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is mixed to higher and will be dependent on earnings news. The European markets were up and the U.S. bourses were mixed and the Asian markets figure to split the difference.
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May 22, 2026 14:46 ET Minutes of the latest Fed policy session was the highlight of the week along with survey data on the U.S. housing market. In Europe, survey data signaled the trends in the euro area private sector. Further, consumer price inflation data from the U.K. was in focus. In Asia, various economic indicators from China drew attention to the health of the economy.