ASIA NIGHT SESSION | KOSPI 200 Night Futures Jump 5.78%, TAIEX Futures Gain 1,064 Points

According to Kabutan, Yonhap and HKET, a drop in oil prices and a rebound in technology shares lifted U.S. stocks on Monday. U.S. President Donald Trump said a large-scale additional strike on Iran was very unlikely; WTI crude futures settled down 4.38% at $86.85 a barrel and Brent crude futures fell 5.85% to $92.57. The Nasdaq Composite closed up 2.74%, while NVIDIA fell 4.27%. Japanese index futures rose in night trade. The Osaka Exchange's December 2026 Nikkei 225 futures ended the night session at 60,930, up 1,960 points and 2,154.50 points above the Nikkei Stock Average's cash close of 58,775.5, on volume of 21,134 contracts. TOPIX futures rose 68.5 points to 3,900.5. KOSPI 200 night futures jumped 5.78%. The KOSPI fell 40.84 points, or 0.81%, to close at 5,018.85 in the previous session. Mirae Asset Securities executive director Seo Sang-young said that, given the sharp rise in KOSPI 200 night futures, a strong rebound is likely early in the session. Hang Seng Index night futures closed down 2 points at 24,506. HKEX data showed November Hang Seng Index futures traded between 24,426 and 24,617 in the after-hours session, on volume of 13,962 contracts. The NASDAQ Golden Dragon China Index pared its loss to 1.3%, ending at 5,766. Among ADRs, the HSBC ADR was equivalent to HK$141.49, 3.05% above the Hong Kong close; Meituan's ADR was at HK$75.24, up 0.13%; Tencent's ADR was at HK$417.00, down 0.33%; and Alibaba's U.S. shares were at HK$103.29, down 1.25%. TAIEX futures rose 1,064 points, or 2.57%, to close the night session at 42,542, trading between 40,715 and 42,657 on volume of 55,081 contracts. TSMC futures gained NT$30 in the night session. The TAIEX rose 1,960.06 points, or 4.94%, to close at 41,661.70 in the previous session.