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Asian markets forged higher Tuesday after another day of gains on Wall Street, although Hong Kong’s benchmark faltered.
U.S. futures were nearly flat and oil prices edged higher.
Tokyo’s Nikkei 225, reopening after a national holiday, jumped 1.6 percent to 38,835.10. Gains were led by semiconductor companies like Tokyo Electron, which closed 4.8 percent higher, and Advantest, which picked up 2.2 percent.
The Kospi in South Korea surged 2.1 percent to 2,731.83, helped by big tech companies like Samsung Electronics, which racked up a 4.5 percent gain, and smaller rival SK Hynix, which added 3.7 percent.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng shed 0.5 percent to 18,470.90. But the Shanghai Composite index recovered from early losses, gaining 0.3 percent to 3,148.56.
Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 advanced 1.3 percent to 7,781.70 after the central bank decided to keep interest rates unchanged at 4.
