Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P Live Updates for March 4

Asian stocks rose Monday, tracking US shares higher into a week that includes Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell’s congressional testimony and China’s National People’s Congress.

Japan’s Nikkei-225 Stock Average surpassed 40,000 for the first time as the government discusses officially stating that the country’s economy has overcome deflation, Kyodo reported Saturday, citing several unidentified people familiar with the matter.