• Stocks in Asia were set for a minor advance Tuesday after US stocks managed small gains as investors digested further signs of economic strength, indicating a path of tighter monetary policy lies ahead.
• Australian shares rose and futures contracts for equity benchmarks in Japan and Hong Kong climbed in line with the 0.3% advance for the S&P 500 on Monday. The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 gained 0.7% as the two US indexes partly rebounded from swift declines Friday.