An electronic quotation board displays the Nikkei 225 stock prices on the Tokyo stock Exchange in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2025.
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Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Tuesday, after AI trade lifted major Wall Street indexes overnight.
Nvidia shares rose more than 1% after Reuters said the company was looking to start shipments of its H200 chips to China by mid-February. Micron Technology climbed around 4%, while Oracle advanced more than 3%.
Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.36% in early trade, on pace for a fourth straight day of gains.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 was likely to open higher, with its futures contract in Chicago at 50,445 while its counterpart in Osaka last traded at 50,340, compared to the index’s last close of 50,402.39
Hong Kong Hang Seng index futures were at 25,909, higher than the HSI’s last close of 25,801.77.
In Southeast Asia, Singapore will release its November inflation reading, with economists polled by Reuters expecting the city-state’s inflation rate to climb to the highest in 2025.
