The Hong Kong stock market has moved higher in four straight sessions, improving almost 1,130 points or 4.6 percent in that span. The Hang Seng Index now rests just above the 24,770-point plateau and it's tipped to open to the upside again on Thursday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is upbeat on an improved outlook for interest rates. The European markets were mixed and the U.S. bourses moved higher 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.