05:37 AM EST, 11/11/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Asian stock markets moved higher Wednesday after US-based data-center builder CoreWeave (CRWV) overnight reported strong Q3 revenue, undergirding AI- and semiconductor-related shares.

Shanghai and Tokyo finished in the green, while Hong Kong fell back. Other regional exchanges also rose, led by Taiwan's semiconductor-heavy TWSE Index, which lifted 3.6%.

Brent crude futures inclined 1.4% to $92.77 a barrel during Asian market hours.

In Japan, the Nikkei 225 opened evenly and rose to the close, finishing up 1.3% as traders watched domestic earnings-season results, and again waded into tech shares.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 789.01 to 61,248.59, as gaining issues outnumbered losers 139 to 85.

Leading the upside was Kokusai Electric, up 10%, while beverage house Sapporo declined 7.2%.

In economic news, machine tool orders in Japan rose nearly 43% on-year last month, reported the Japan Machine Tool Builders' Association.

In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index opened lower and could not recover, closing down 1% as property issues were pressured by concerns of higher interest rates, following the overnight "hot" consumer price index report in Washington.

The broad gauge Hang Seng fell 241.12 to 24,315.92, as losing issues outnumbered gainers 72 to 22. The Hang Seng TECH Index fell 1.4% on the day, while the Mainland Properties Index declined 0.8%.

Leading the upside was Semiconductor Manufacturing International, gaining 3.7%, while Budweiser Brewing APAC declined 4.2%.

On the mainland, the Shanghai Composite rose 0.5% to 3,680.64.

In economic news, mainland China vehicle sales dropped 9.2% on year to 3.02 million units in October, reported the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.

On the other regional exchanges, the S. Korean KOSPI rose 2.6%; the Australian ASX 200 inclined 0.3%; the Singapore Straits Times Index advanced 0.6%, and the Thai Set inclined 0.4%. In late trading in Mumbai, the Sensex was up 0.8%.

The MSCI All Country Asia Pacific Index rose 1.5% on the day.

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