The Hong Kong stock market has climbed higher in back-to-back sessions, gaining more than 400 points or 1.6 percent in that span. The Hang Seng Index now rests just beneath the 25,870-point plateau and it's expected to open to the upside on Wednesday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets suggests mild upside ahead of the U.S. monetary policy announcement later today. The European and U.S. markets were up and the Asian bourses are expected to follow that lead.
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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.