06:38 AM EDT, 10/27/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Asian stock markets outside China largely gained Tuesday, after US-based AI modeler Anthropic overnight publicly filed its IPO, reporting large revenue gains and an anticipated November listing.

Tokyo and Seoul finished in the green, as did most other regional exchanges.

Brent crude futures traded up 0.2% to $110.93 a barrel during Asian market hours, somewhat muted after media reports that Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey met in Tehran in a bid to lessen Middle East tensions.

In Japan, the Nikkei 225 opened higher and rose to the close, finishing up 1.7% in the tech rebound.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 1,078.72 to 63,268.37, as gaining issues outnumbered losers 123 to 100.

Leading the upside was semiconductor-test equipment maker Advantest, up 9%, while drugmaker Daiichi Sankyo declined 8.2%.

In economic news, Japan's services producer price index in September rose 3.7% on-year, pushed by labor and fuel bills, reported the Bank of Japan.

In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index opened evenly but fell to the bell, closing down 0.7% on soft tech and property shares.

The broad gauge Hang Seng fell 170.49 to 23,041.32 as losing issues outnumbered gainers 61 to 32. The Hang Seng TECH Index lost 1.5% on the day, while the Mainland Properties Index fell 1.9%.

Leading the upside was athleticwear maker Li Ning, gaining 5.9%, while property developer Longfor declined 7.1%.

On the mainland, the Shanghai Composite fell 1.3% to 3,648.30.

In economic news, industrial profits in China rose 14.4% on the year in September, and 15.5% on the year in the first nine months of 2026, reported the National Bureau of Statistics.

On the other regional exchanges, the S. Korean KOSPI rose 3.1%; the Taiwan TWSE gained 0.1%; the Australian ASX 200 advanced 0.5%; the Singapore Straits Times Index fell 0.3%, and the Thai Set rose 0.1%. In late trading in Mumbai, the Sensex was down 0.1%.

The MSCI All Country Asia Pacific Index rose 0.7% on the day.

http://www.mtnewswires.com
Copyright © 2026 MT Newswires. All rights reserved. MT Newswires does not provide investment advice. Unauthorized reproduction is strictly prohibited.