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what happened overnight
Asian shares mainly rose on solid trading on Wall Street as expectations for a US interest rate cut this year remained strong.
There was also activity in commodity markets, with gold hitting a new record, oil hitting a five-month high and copper hitting a 13-month high, helping to lift stocks in basic materials and energy companies.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei Stock Average rose 1.7% to 40,120.11. Sydney's S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.4% to 7,813.80.
South Korea's Kospi added 0.8% to 2,728.82. Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 1.2% to 16,725.10, while the Shanghai Composite fell nearly 0.2% to 3,069.30.
Analysts say Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC)'s facilities will receive relief sooner than expected, potentially allaying fears of production shutdowns after Wednesday's strong earthquake killed at least nine people. It states that there is.
Trading was closed in Taiwan on Thursday and Friday due to public holidays.
U.S. stocks rose slightly on Wednesday, a day after their worst decline in weeks.
The S&P 500 rose 0.1% to 5,211.49. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, made up of 30 major U.S. companies, fell 0.1% to 39,127.14, while the Nasdaq Composite Index rose 0.2% to 16,277.46.
In the bond market, US Treasury yields fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 4.34% from 4.36% late Tuesday.
Asian stocks rose on Thursday, but the yen weakened against all currencies except the dollar, boosting Japanese stocks.