November 19, 2025, China, Shanghai: Boats sail past downtown Shanghai on the Huangpu River. The tallest building in the skyline is the Shanghai Tower (back).
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Asia-Pacific markets rose on Monday as investors analyzed China’s central bank’s decision to keep its key lending rates stable.
The People’s Bank of China left its key interest rates on 1-year and 5-year loans unchanged at 3% and 3.5%, respectively, keeping them unchanged for the seventh consecutive day, according to a Reuters poll. The one-year interest rate affects most new and outstanding loans, while the five-year benchmark affects mortgages.
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index rose 0.55% while the mainland CSI 300 gained 0.55%.
Australia S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.54% in early trading.
Japan Nikkei 225 rose 1.58% while the Topix was 0.86% higher. The Bank of Japan raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 0.75% last Friday – a three-decade high.
South Korea’s Kospi rose 1.83% and the small-cap Kosdaq rose 0.99%.
U.S. futures were slightly higher in the early Asian hours on Monday, ahead of a holiday-shortened week.
Last Friday, stocks in the US rose successfully for the second time, buoyed by oracleas artificial intelligence trading regained its footing after volatility.
Oracle shares rose 6.6% after TikTok agreed to the sale its US operations to a new joint venture that includes software giant and private equity investor Silver Lake.
The Nasdaq Composite rose 1.31% to close at 23,307.62. The S&P 500 gained 0.88% to close at 6,834.50. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 183.04 points or 0.38% to close at 48,134.89.
