Rising technology stocks on Monday are helping U.S. indexes recover more of their holiday-season slide that bridged the new year. The S&P 500 was 0.4% higher in afternoon trading and on track for a second straight gain following five straight losses,

Asian stocks are mixed after Wall Street snapped out of a spell of holiday season blues, with markets in Tokyo and China declining

Wall Street pointed higher before the opening bell on Monday, taking back some of its post-Christmas losses as markets prepare to kick off the first full trading week of 2025.

Asian shares mostly rose Tuesday, deriving optimism from rising technology stocks on Wall Street, led by Nvidia.Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 2.2% to 40,164.53. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 edged up 0.