Asia markets mostly rise as Dow tops 48,000 for first time; traders eye U.S. government reopening

Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose Thursday, following mixed trading on Wall Street as investors kept an eye on the U.S. government, which appeared poised to reopen as soon as the end of the week.

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225

index rose 0.23% in early trading, while the Topix added 0.62% to hit a record high.

Shares of SoftBank Group continue to fall for a second consecutive day, plunging more than 5%, after the Japanese giant said Tuesday it sold its entire $5.8 billion stake in Nvidia in October, to fund its OpenAI bet.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200