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title: "What happened overnight – Tuesday 16th September 2025"
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# What happened overnight – Tuesday 16th September 2025

**Published:** September 16, 2025
**Author:** sharetalk
**Categories:** Blogs, Business & Support Services, Technology, Technology, Media & Telecoms
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### Asian Markets Higher as Fed Rate Cut Hopes Lift Global Sentiment

**Asian shares traded mostly higher on Tuesday**, following record closes on Wall Street and rising expectations that the **US Federal Reserve** will deliver its **first interest rate cut of the year** this week.

In Japan, the **Nikkei 225** returned from a holiday to briefly **surpass 45,000 points for the first time during regular trading**, before easing slightly. By the afternoon session, the index was at **44,975.69**, up **0.5%**.

Elsewhere in the region:

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**Australia’s S&P/ASX 200** gained **0.3%** to **8,875.60**.

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**South Korea’s Kospi** advanced **1.2%** to **3,448.69**.

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**Hong Kong’s Hang Seng** reversed earlier losses, climbing **0.3%** to **26,512.58**.

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**China’s Shanghai Composite** added **0.2%** to **3,866.50**.

Global sentiment was also buoyed by news that a **framework deal** had been reached between the **US and China** over the ownership of social media platform **TikTok**, according to US Treasury Secretary **Scott Bessent** following weekend trade talks in Spain.

Meanwhile, **gold prices hit a record high** on Monday as the **US dollar weakened**, underscoring safe-haven demand.

On Wall Street, all three major indices ended higher:

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**Dow Jones Industrial Average**: +0.1% to **45,883.45**

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**S&P 500**: +0.5% to **6,615.28** (new record)

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**Nasdaq Composite**: +0.9% to **22,348.75** (new record)

In the bond market, the **yield on 10-year US Treasury notes** eased to **4.044%**, down from **4.070%** on Sunday.

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