Investors poured $33.8 billion into U.S. stocks in the past week, with funds collecting the third-largest weekly haul since 2022, according to TD Securities. Global equities also saw inflows, snapping two-weeks of outflows,

U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Friday, pausing after the previous session's rally set Wall Street's main indexes on track for weekly gains following the Federal Reserve's pivotal stance on monetary policy earlier in the week.

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By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) -Asian shares extended their rally on Friday, bathing in the afterglow of an outsized interest U.S. rate cut, while the yen edged higher as the Bank of Japan held rates steady and stayed upbeat on the economy.

Asian stocks have surged, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index leading gains after Wall Street romped to records following the Federal Reserve’s big cut to interest rates

Asian markets rose Friday to build on the latest global rally after a jumbo US interest rate cut this week, while the yen reversed earlier gains after the Bank of Japan decided against another hike.