Stock Market Today: Asian Shares Zoom Higher, With Nikkei Over 42,000 After Wall St Sets New Records

Asian shares forged ahead Thursday after a blistering rally on Wall Street, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index surging over 42,000 for the first time. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 were down 0.1%. The Nikkei 225 jumped 0.9% to close at 42,224.02, again surpassing its …