{"id":131428,"title":"What happened overnight – Tuesday 13th January 2026","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2026-01-13T09:55:19+00:00","modified":"2026-01-13T09:55:19+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/what-happened-overnight-tuesday-13th-january-2026/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/what-happened-overnight-tuesday-13th-january-2026.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/what-happened-overnight-tuesday-13th-january-2026.json","category":"B2B","categories":["B2B","Blogs","Technology","Technology, Media & Telecoms"],"tags":["AI-focused","Asia","Asia-Pacific index","Asian market","Asian markets","Asian trading","Bank of England","Bank of Japan","Bank of New York","Beijing","bond market","Brent Crude","china","chips","currency","Dow Jones","European Union","Federal Reserve","Hong kong","India","Jakarta","Japan","JP Morgan","Manila","Nikkei","Nvidia","Russia","semiconductor","Sensex","Seoul","shanghai","Shenzhen Composite Index","Singapore","South Korea","Sydney","Taipei","Treasury yields","U.S. bond market","U.S. dollar","U.S. stocks","U.S. Treasury","US dollar","US recession","US treasuries","USA","Wall Street","Wellington","White House"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/overnight-1-1.webp?fit=750%2C406&quality=80&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"Oil prices moved higher and Asian equity markets were mostly stronger, led by a sharp rally in Japan after Wall Street closed at fresh record levels.\n\nOil prices moved higher, with Brent crude trading at $64.16 a barrel early Tuesday, up from $63.55 late on Monday. Ongoing turmoil in **Iran** and **Venezuela** remained in focus for energy markets.\n\nIn Tokyo, the **Nikkei 225** surged 3.1% to an intraday record of 53,814.79 as trading resumed following a public holiday. Gains were driven largely by technology-related stocks. Shares in **Advantest** jumped 8.5%, while **Tokyo Electron** rose 8.3% and **SoftBank** advanced 4.3%.\n\nInvestors are also monitoring domestic political developments, with expectations that **Sanae Takaichi** may call a snap election in an effort to strengthen her mandate for increased government spending.\n\nElsewhere in the region, Hong Kong’s **Hang Seng Index** gained 1% to 26,877.01. Shares of China-based chip designer **GigaDevice Semiconductor** surged 54% in early trading following the company’s debut in Hong Kong. Mainland China’s **Shanghai Composite** edged marginally lower, slipping less than 0.1% to 4,163.84.\n\nSouth Korea’s **Kospi** rose 0.6% to 4,651.67, also reaching a fresh intraday high. In Australia, the **S&P/ASX 200** climbed 0.8% to 8,830.60. Taiwan’s Taiex added 0.5%, while India’s **BSE Sensex** fell 0.3%.\n\nIn the United States, Wall Street recovered from early losses on Monday that followed news of a criminal investigation into **Jerome Powell**, Chair of the **Federal Reserve**. By the close, the **S&P 500** had risen nearly 0.2%, while the **Nasdaq Composite** gained almost 0.3%. The **Dow Jones Industrial Average** also ended the session about 0.2% higher.\n\n**Gold** was quoted at $4,578.60 an ounce early on Tuesday, down from $4,621.38 on Monday, easing back after briefly touching a record high above the $4,600 level."}