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Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Thursday, tracking Wall Street gains as strong earnings from Nvidia and Oracle lifted investor sentiment. U.S. equities advanced overnight, with technology stocks leading the rally.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.8% to a record high in early trade.

Japan’s Nikkei 225

futures in Osaka pointed to a stronger open for the market, trading at 59,650 compared to the previous close of 58,583.12. Chicago futures, however, were at 59,480.