According to Kabutan, HKET and SET News, markets remained concerned about tighter regulation of artificial intelligence and data center construction after the U.S. Democratic Party won control of both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections. U.S. nonfarm payrolls rose by 165,000 in October, well above the 59,000 forecast, while the unemployment rate fell to 4.1% from 4.2%, reinforcing expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike in December. U.S. chip stocks rebounded on Friday, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index closing up 4.21% and TSMC's ADR rising 6.33%.
Japanese index futures rose in night trade. The Osaka Exchange's December 2026 Nikkei 225 futures ended the night session at 58,250, up 840 points and 815.23 points above the Nikkei Stock Average's cash close of 57,434.77, on volume of 23,614 contracts. TOPIX futures rose 79 points to 3,779.
Hang Seng Index night futures closed up 148 points at 24,647. HKEX data showed November Hang Seng Index futures traded between 24,328 and 24,694 in the after-hours session, on volume of 21,168 contracts. The NASDAQ Golden Dragon China Index rose 1.7% to 5,843. Among ADRs, Alibaba's U.S. shares were equivalent to HK$107.29, 2.28% above the Hong Kong close; Meituan's ADR was at HK$81.21, up 1.00%; Tencent's ADR was at HK$420.81, up 0.24%; and the HSBC ADR was at HK$136.55, down 0.69%.
TAIEX futures rose 646 points, or 1.63%, to close the night session at 40,298, back above the 40,000 level. TSMC futures gained NT$40 in the night session. The TAIEX fell 1,873.08 points, or 4.51%, to close at 39,701.64 in the previous session.