Asian markets settled mostly higher on Friday tracking Wall Street’s gains overnight as a wave of good news from the AI sector offset worries about the US government shutdown and potential federal job cuts. Japanese markets soared as investors awaited a key ruling party vote that will decide the country's next Prime Minister. Japan’s Hitachi shares surged after the company announced a tie-up with OpenAI to build AI infrastructure and expand data centers globally. South Korean and Chinese markets were closed for the National Day holiday.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | -- | -- | -- |
| Hang Seng | 27,140.92 | -146.2 | -0.54 |
| Jakarta Composite | 8,118.30 | 47.22 | 0.58 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,635.06 | -2.74 | -0.17 |
| Nikkei 225 | 45,769.5 | 832.77 | 1.85 |
| Straits Times | 4,411.95 | 16.74 | 0.38 |
| KOSPI Composite | -- | -- | -- |
| Taiwan Weighted | 26,761.06 | 382.67 | 1.43 |
