Märkte Asien: Positive US-Vorgaben geben Börsen in Asien Auftrieb

Asian markets saw a surge on Tuesday, buoyed by positive cues from Wall Street. The broad MSCI index for Asian stocks, excluding Japan, closed up 0.1 percent. South Korea experienced a particularly strong performance, with the KOSPI index gaining up to 2.1 percent. Japan's Nikkei index, on the other hand, saw a modest rise of 0.3 percent.

This optimism was further fueled by data showing that activity in the U.S. manufacturing sector increased to its highest level in over four years in July, helping the Dow Jones index to achieve a record close the previous day. Chris Weston, chief analyst at Pepperstone Group, commented, "Risk markets have clearly turned the corner."

Meanwhile, investors remain optimistic about a potential interest rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve in September, with the likelihood of a 25 basis point increase now estimated at 65 percent. On the foreign exchange market, the dollar gained 0.3 percent against the yen, reaching 157.62 yen, showing a continued recovery from the coordinated intervention by the U.S. and Japan the previous week. The Chinese yuan saw a slight appreciation against the dollar, reaching 6.7566 yuan.