This week, the Chinese government unveiled a slew of stimulus measures to boost its economy and get national GDP to an annual growth target of 5%.

Everything from iron ore miners to luxury handbag sellers got a boost Tuesday from China's stimulus, showing the wide-ranging influence a pickup in the world's second-largest economy would have on stocks globally.

U.S.-listed shares of Chinese firms and China-focused funds jumped on Friday and are set for another day of strong gains, aided by the latest in a line of aggressive stimulus measures to propel economic growth in the world's second-largest economy.

If there is stimulus and the stock market in China rises, it makes sense that Macao and Melco Resorts would be beneficiaries of increased spending. Macao is the only part of China where gambling is legal. Melco's Macao businesses include Altira Macau and City of Dreams, as well as the Mocha Clubs and Studio City.

Wall Street is trading higher before the opening bell, following global markets that surged on reports that China plans to spend billions of dollars to help rebuild the capital of state-run banks and

China's big stimulus steps and benign U.S. inflation data pushed global stocks to all-time highs on Friday, while the yen firmed sharply against the dollar after Japan's former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba looked set to become the next prime minister.

China stocks closed out their best week since 2008 as the country's central bank cut its reserve requirement for banks.

Stock markets diverged and oil prices fell on Wednesday as China's latest measure to bolster its economy, the world's second-largest, failed to sustain another global rally.

Stock markets climbed Thursday as China signalled more stimulus for the world's second-largest economy, while a strong outlook from US chip giant Micron gave a further boost to investor optimism.