Striking distance U.S. markets rose Tuesday as in
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U.S. markets rose Tuesday as investors returned after the Christmas holiday, with the S&P 500 within striking distance of its all-time high and the Nasdaq 100 gaining 0.6% to close at a record high. Asia-Pacific markets traded higher Wednesday. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index
jumped 1.54% as video-game stocks surged, while Japan’s Nikkei 225
followed close behind, gaining around 1.2%.