Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P Live Updates for March 28

Equity markets in Asia are poised for early gains Thursday after Wall Street traders sent stocks higher in the final stretch of a quarter that saw the market surge almost 10%.

Australian stocks opened higher, while futures for benchmarks in Hong Kong and Japan pointed to gains, with the Nikkei 225 ending Wednesday within a whisker of setting a new high. In another volatile session, the S&P 500 closed at a record after almost erasing gains earlier Wednesday, with many institutional investors potentially rebalancing their portfolios. Contracts for US equities were little changed in Asian trading.