Commercial and residential buildings are illuminated at dawn in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023.
Japan's Nikkei 225 surged to a fresh high on Thursday, crossing the 42,000 mark for the first time.
Other Asia-Pacific markets rose on the back of a U.S. Big Tech rally and greater confidence on Federal Reserve rate cuts.
Chip stocks were among the biggest winners of the U.S. trading session.
In Asia, investors will be watching for any spillover optimism in the region's tech stocks, particularly in Japan, where chip related companies have lifted the Nikkei 225 to record highs.
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Seoul, South Korea, Asia, Pacific, U.S, Japan