Global Market Today: Asian stocks climb on tech rally, Yen hits 40-year low

Asian stocks climbed, with the MSCI Asia Pacific Index up 0.5%, taking the regional gauge to a 20% gain heading into the final trading day of the quarter. The rally followed Wall Street's tech-led surge, with the S&P 500 up 1.2% and Nasdaq 100 gaining nearly twice as much on Monday, putting global equities on track for their best quarter in almost six years. The yen weakened to around 161.93 per dollar, a 40-year low, raising concerns about possible Japanese intervention, while crude oil held near $70.15 and gold was steady around $4,015 an ounce.