The DOW Jones and S&P 500 rose to a fifth consecutive record closing in yesterday's trading session. The DOW Jones closed with a very small plus of 0.01% at 17,614.90, the S&P500 gained +0.07% closing at 2,039.68 points barely adding to the rally. Volume was light due to U.S. Veterans Day holiday.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng was up 0.44% closing at 23,913.24, China's Shanghai Composite gained -1.00% closing at 2,494.28 after a decline in early trading.
Japan's Nikkei closed with a gain of 0.43% at 17,197.05 clsing at new 7-year highs fuelled by expectations that Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will postpone the scheduled sales tax hike.