Traders in Asia also look toward August consumer prices index from Japan and Hong Kong, and central bank decisions from Bank of Japan and People's Bank of China.

Shares are mostly higher in Europe and Asia as world markets await an expected interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve

Wall Street's gains followed rallies for markets across Europe and Asia after the Federal Reserve delivered the first cut to interest rates in more than four years late on Wednesday.

SYDNEY: Asian share markets slid on Monday (Sep 9) after worries about a possible US economic downturn slugged Wall Street while dragging bond yields and commodity prices lower as investors avoided risk assets for safer harbours.

Oracle jumped 11.4% to an all-time high and helped lead the market after delivering better profit and revenue for the latest quarter than analysts expected. Gains for several influential Big Tech stocks also helped drive indexes, including rises of 2.1% for Microsoft and 2.4% for Amazon.

Traders in Asia are watching August trade data from China and India. China’s exports and imports are expected to grow by 6.5% year-on-year and 2%, respectively.

The major benchmarks rebounded from intraday lows after a volatile trading session, as investors parsed through the higher-than-expected consumer prices report.

Asian stocks have surged, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index leading gains after Wall Street romped to records following the Federal Reserve’s big cut to interest rates

By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) -Asian shares extended their rally on Friday, bathing in the afterglow of an outsized interest U.S. rate cut, while the yen edged higher as the Bank of Japan held rates steady and stayed upbeat on the economy.

U.S. stocks are drifting in early trading after leaping to records the day before as part of a worldwide rally.