Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index up nearly 1.6%, adding to Monday's gains. China Shanghai composite increased by 0.7%.
South Korea Kospi index increased by about 1.3% and Japan Nikkei 225 increased by 2.2%.
In Hong Kong, investors are leaving last week's big losses. On Friday, Hang Seng had its worst day in almost five years after Beijing passed a controversial national security law, a blow to the autonomy of the financial center.
Hong Kong's foreign ministry commissioner Xie Fang reassured the troubled investors on Monday. The law will not affect freedoms of speech, press, publication and assembly, said Xie, according to the official Xinhua news agency.
Xie added that the controversial legislation will protect the legal functioning of international companies in Hong Kong.
"The clouds of dust in Hong Kong have settled faster than anyone expected. The sense of local risk is not as gnarly as everyone feared," wrote market strategist Inne on Tuesday. worldwide at AxiCorp.
There is also a feeling of "reopening of optimism" among investors, said Innes. They are optimistic that the blockages will end in the United States and elsewhere.
In Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifted a state of emergency for the entire nation on Monday as the coronavirus epidemic subsides.
Abe is also considering a new stimulus package, saying he would work to increase the government's stimulus packages to more than 200 trillion yen ($ 1.9 trillion), or about 40% of the third most annual output. great economy of the world.
US equity futures also rose, with Americans crowding crowded beaches in Florida, Maryland, Georgia, Virginia and Indiana toMemorial Day weekend. Many states have started to lift restrictions on businesses and public spaces.
Dow futures are up more than 330 points. S&P futures contracts increased by almost 1.4% and Nasdaq futures contracts increased by approximately 1.5%.
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