Asia-Pacific markets traded higher Tuesday, fueled by a tech rally on Wall Street after Nvidia announced a partnership with OpenAI, driving investor optimism about the future of artificial intelligence.
Australia’s ASX/S&P 200 rose 0.17%. South Korea’s Kospi
climbed 0.69%, while the small-cap Kosdaq added 0.28% at the open.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index
was set to open higher, with its futures contract last traded at 26,396, against the index’s previous close of 26,344.14. Hong Kong is bracing for a severe typhoon. The Hong Kong Observatory warned that conditions will begin to worsen later Tuesday, with Super Typhoon Ragasa expected to make its closest approach to the Pearl River Estuary Wednesday morning.
