FILE - Pedestrians walk past in front of an electronic board displaying the price of the Nikkei stock average outside of a securities firm on November 05, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan. (Takashi Aoyama/Getty Images)Asian shares and U.S.
futures rose Monday on relief the U.S. presidential election results were finally decided, with Joe Biden the president-elect.Strong Chinese trade data released over the weekend also helped.
Many in the region expect trade tensions to de-escalate under a Biden presidency, a plus for Asian markets and economies.Japan's Nikkei 225 surged 1.9% to 24,794.44.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 added 1.6% to 6,291.10. South Korea's Kospi added 1.1% to 2,444.13. Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 1.3% to 26,037.96, while the Shanghai.