05:42 AM EST, 02/11/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Asian stock markets largely moved higher Wednesday, as tech issues again found footing, and inflation reports from Beijing largely met outlooks. Tokyo trading floors were closed on holiday.

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

In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index opened evenly and edged higher, closing up 0.3% as traders leaned into tech shares and weighed moderate price indices released from China.

The broad gauge Hang Seng rose 83.23 to 27,266.38 as gaining issues outnumbered losers 62 to 23. The Hang Seng TECH Index gained 0.9% on the day, while the Mainland Properties Index rose 0.7%.

Leading the upside was toolmaker Techtronic, gaining 4.9%, while toymaker Pop Mart International declined 5.5%.

On the mainland, the Shanghai Composite rose 0.1% to 4,131.98.

In economic news, mainland China's consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.2% on year in January, reported the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

The nation's producer price index (PPI) fell 1.4% on year in January, added NBS.

On the other regional exchanges, the S. Korean KOSPI rose 1%; the Taiwan TWSE inclined 1.6%; the Australian ASX 200 inclined 1.7%; the Singapore Straits Times Index rose 0.4%, and the Thai Set inclined 0.1%. In late trading in Mumbai, the Sensex was steady.

The MSCI All Country Asia Pacific Index rose 1% on the day.

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