Asian markets rebound, US futures edge up amid Trump tariff turmoil

Asian markets rebound, US futures edge up amid Trump tariff turmoil

Asian markets opened up on Tuesday after posting significant losses on Monday driven by President Donald Trump’s global tariffs campaign, with U.S. futures also rising slightly after a day of turmoil on Wall Street.

Japan’s Nikkei index rose 5.5% on Tuesday, recovering some of its almost 8% losses posted on Monday.

South Korea’s KOSPI index rose by 2%, Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 grew by nearly 2% and India’s NIFTY 50 index climbed around 1%.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index — which on Monday posted its worst day since 1997 losing 13% — rebounded with a 0.14% rise on Tuesday. Shanghai’s Composite Index grew 0.16%.

A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, April 7, 2025.

Brendan McDermid/Reuters

In the U.S., stock market futures were up ahead of Tuesday’s opening.

As of early Tuesday morning, Dow Jones futures were up 1.5%, S&P 500 futures were up more than 1% and Nasdaq futures were up nearly 1%.

Monday’s rollercoaster trading saw the Dow post its largest intraday point swing ever — falling more than 1,700 points during its Monday session low, then swinging up 2,595 points from the low.

The Dow dropped 349 points, or 0.91%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq ticked up 0.1%. The S&P 500 closed down 0.23%. Its 8.5% high/low spread has only happened 20 other times since 1962, according to S&P Global.

The S&P 500 briefly entered bear market territory during the session but was last off nearly 18% from its recent high.

A woman looks at an electronic board showing the Nikkei 225 index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo, Japan, on April 8, 2025.

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ABC News’ Max Zahn contributed to this report.

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