On the afternoon of the 19th Beijing time, Sina US Stock News reported that the Asia-Pacific stock market generally rose on Monday. The Japanese stock market closed with a sharp rise of 2%, and the Chinese market continued to be closed due to the Spring Festival holiday.

The Nikkei 225 Index opened 0.8% higher today and continued to rise intraday. At the close, the index surged 2% to 22149.21 points; the Eastern Stock Index closed 2.2% to 1775.15 points.

According to data released on Monday, Japan's exports increased 12.2% year-on-year in January this year, the 14th consecutive month of growth. Among them, exports to China soared 30.8% in January, reaching a record high. The increase was nearly double that of December last year (15.8%).

The Australian S&P/ASX 200 Index closed up 0.64% to 5941.60 points; South Korea's Seoul Composite Index currently reports 2,439.92 points, an increase of 0.75%.

The A-share and Hong Kong stock markets will continue to be closed today due to the Spring Festival holiday.

The rise in Asian stock markets is the latest sign of improved confidence in global stock markets. Earlier this month, the US stock market fell sharply due to inflation concerns, triggering turmoil in the global market, but investors are now once again focusing on strong corporate profits.

The US stock market was closed for one day on Monday due to President's Day. The S&P 500 closed up 0.04% last Friday, reaching 4.3% weekly gain, the biggest since January 2013; it is now less than 5% away from the all-time high hit on January 26.