Summary

• The ASX 200 rose by a much as 1% at Tuesday's open to a new five-month intraday peak of 6199.2. It has since eased back 
• Afterpay surged 8% to a new record high $89.27 on a price target upgrade from Morgan Stanley. The target was lifted from $101 to $106
• Plunging property values from the coronavirus pandemic - and tenants being unable to pay rent - has left mall owner Scentre Group with a massive $3.6b loss. Shares in the firm rose 4.7% at the open
• Japan's Nikkei and the Korean KOSPI are up by more than 1%, while the Hang Seng is declining. US Futures were up 0.5% in the early afternoon and point to gains on Wall Street tonight