Japan’s\u00a0Nikkei 225<\/a>\u00a0was marginally lower, though the Topix added 0.27%.<\/p>\n Australia’s benchmark S&P\/ASX 200<\/a> fell 0.12%.<\/p>\n Futures for Hong Kong’s\u00a0Hang Seng index<\/a> last traded at 23,571, lower than the index’s close of 23,616.32.<\/p>\n \u2014 Justina Lee<\/p>\n Japan’s Nikkei 225 is set to rise at open after Wall Street rally <\/p>\n Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Tuesday, after Wall Street rallied overnight with the Dow jumping 150 points for its first close above 53,000. <\/p>\n Japan’s\u00a0Nikkei 225<\/a>\u00a0was poised to gain, with the Chicago futures contract at 70,350 and its Osaka counterpart last trading at 70,300, compared with the index’s previous close of 69,737.69.<\/p>\n Hong Kong\u00a0Hang Seng index<\/a>\u00a0futures were last at 23,571, lower than the index’s close of 23,616.32.<\/p>\n Futures for Australia’s S&P\/ASX 200<\/a> last traded at 8,813, while the\u00a0index closed at 8,831.<\/p>\n Tensions in the Middle East have eased, but friction between NATO members is now in focus as President\u00a0Donald Trump<\/a> piles on pressure over defense spending.<\/p>\n The U.S. ambassador to the alliance told CNBC on Monday that “the target is that Europe takes over the conventional defense of the European continent.” <\/p>\n “We’re not going away, we’re just doing less,” Ambassador Matthew Whitaker said about U.S. involvement in European security and defense, ahead of this week’s\u00a0NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2014Justina Lee <\/p>\n SpaceX slips ahead of Nasdaq-100 inclusion<\/p>\n SpaceX<\/a> shares slid around 1% in extended trading on Monday ahead of the stock’s entrance into the Nasdaq-100<\/a>.<\/p>\n The rocket company will join the concentrated index on Tuesday. It’s expected to catalyze a spate of passive buying from mutual and exchange-traded funds that track the index.<\/p>\n CNBC Pro subscribers can click here<\/a> to read more about what it means for investors.<\/p>\n \u2014 Alex Harring<\/p>\n Trump says Walmart will lower prices<\/p>\n An employee stocks ground beef into a display case at a Walmart Supercenter retail store in North Bergen, New Jersey, U.S., Nov. 21, 2025. <\/p>\n Mike Segar | Reuters<\/p>\n Walmart<\/a> shares ticked lower after the bell on Monday after President Donald Trump claimed that the retailer would cut price tags.<\/p>\n “I have just been informed that one of the biggest, best, and smartest Retailers in America, Walmart, will be lowering prices, by a lot, at my Administration’s request to celebrate our great Country’s 250th birthday,” Trump wrote on Truth Social in an afternoon post.<\/p>\n Trump said that Walmart would specifically lower ground beef prices “by almost 15%.” Other products would also see price decreases, he said.<\/p>\n “Walmart is stepping up in a big and bold way, and other Retailers should follow the lead of these absolute Patriots,” Trump wrote.<\/p>\n Walmart shares slipped about 1% in Monday’s session, marking its seventh losing day of the last eight. 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