Asian stocks gain as Wall Street tech rally lifts investor sentiment

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Asian stocks advanced Tuesday after US stocks rallied, recovering most of their big losses from last week. US futures edged higher, and oil prices fell. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 2.6 per cent to 60,279.37. Shares in OpenAI investor SoftBank Group jumped 15 per cent ahead of the company’s earnings release later in the day. Its share price had fallen to its lowest level in a year on Monday. Computer chip equipment maker Tokyo Electron surged 5.6 per cent, and testing equipment maker Advantest gained 3.4 per cent. South Korea’s Kospi climbed 4 per cent to 5,219.37. Chipmakers Samsung Electronics…

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