Asian markets ended mostly higher in thin trade on Tuesday as many regional markets, including China, Hong Kong and South Korea remained closed for holiday. Market sentiments strengthened by Wall Street’s gains overnight after OpenAI announced plans for a 1GW data centre using AMD's MI45 chips starting in 2026, even as the US government shutdown extended through its sixth day. Japan's Nikkei hits a new record high amid optimism over Japan's incoming Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi. Meanwhile, investors cheered data that showed Japanese household spending rose at a faster pace than expected in August.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | -- | -- | -- |
| Hang Seng | -- | -- | -- |
| Jakarta Composite | 8,169.28 | 29.39 | 0.36 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,630.03 | -8.06 | -0.49 |
| Nikkei 225 | 47,950.88 | 6.12 | 0.01 |
| Straits Times | 4,472.26 | 50.55 | 1.14 |
| KOSPI Composite | -- | -- | -- |
| Taiwan Weighted | 27,211.95 | 450.89 | 1.66 |
