The U.S. stock market's Semiconductors Sector has continued to rise in the night session, with ASML Holding up over 8%, Applied Materials rising nearly 5%, Marvell Technology increasing more than 4%, Arm Holdings up more than 3%, and Broadcom and Micron Technology both up over 2%.

Sweden's GDP Indicators grew by 1.1% year-on-year in the fourth quarter, and the GDP Indicators grew by 2.1% year-on-year in December.

Major Asia-Pacific stock indexes closed higher across the board, and the Nikkei 225 index rose more than 1%