Stock market today: Asian stocks track Wall Street gains ahead of central bank meetings

Asian stocks started the week with gains ahead of central bank policy meetings in the United States and Japan, after a broad rally on Wall Street that capped a tumultuous week. Japan's Nikkei 225 index jumped 2.1%. U.S. futures and oil prices rose. On Friday, the S&P 500 rose 1.1% for its best day in seven weeks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 1.6%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 1%. The market’s widespread gains included rallies for both Big Tech behemoths and smaller stocks, a departure from much of this month's trading where a divide deepened between the two groups. Treasury yields eased after the latest inflation data firmed up expectations for coming cuts to interest rates.