05:38 AM EST, 02/10/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Asian stock markets moved higher Tuesday, led by overnight gains on Wall Street and a return of risk-on sentiments regarding tech issues.

Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai finished in the green, as did most other regional exchanges.

In Japan, the Nikkei 225 rallied for the second-straight day, finishing up 2.3% as traders continued to embrace the Sunday election "landslide" victory of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and possible greater fiscal expansionism.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 1,286.60 to 57,650.54, striking a fresh all-time zenith, as gaining issues outnumbered losers 176 to 45.

Leading the upside was tech-gadgetry maker Furukawa Electric, up 22.9% after an investors conference call, while Renesas Electronics declined 3.9%.

In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index opened higher and held ground, as the tech- and AI-sector firmed.

The broad gauge Hang Seng rose 155.99 to 27,183.15, as gaining issues outnumbered losers 55 to 33. The Hang Seng TECH Index gained 0.6% on the day, but the Mainland Properties Index fell 1%.

Leading the upside was CSPC Pharmaceutical, gaining 5.5%, while New Oriental Education & Technology declined 4.4%.

On the mainland, the Shanghai Composite rose 0.1% to 4,128.37.

On the other regional exchanges, the S. Korean KOSPI rose 0.1%; the Taiwan TWSE inclined 2.1%; the Australian ASX 200 was flat; the Singapore Straits Times Index rose 0.1%, and the Thai Set inclined 0.7%. In late trading in Mumbai, the Sensex was up 0.3%

The MSCI All Country Asia Pacific Index rose 1.2% on the day.

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