Asia-Pacific shares mostly rose Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump signed a funding bill into law, effectively ending the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 gained 218.52 points, or 0.4%, to 51,281.83.
Shares of SoftBank Group continued to fall for a second consecutive day, plunging 3.38%, after the Japanese giant said Tuesday it sold its entire $5.8 billion stake in Nvidia in October, to fund its OpenAI bet.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng acquired 150.3 points, or 0.6%, to 27,073.03.
Australian markets slipped, after the seasonally adjusted October unemployment rate eased to 4.3%, government jobs data showed Thursday.
The latest reading was better than the 4.4% figure expected by Reuters-polled economists and compared with 4.5% in September.
The better-than-expected decline in October lowers expectations for a rate cut. The Australian dollar rose to 0.6556 against the greenback.
In other markets
The CSI 300 in Shanghai recovered 56.17 points, or 1.2%, to 4,702.07.
In Korea, the Kospi took on 44 points, or 1.1%, to 4,150.39
In Singapore, the Straits Times Index added seven points, or 0.2%, to 4,575.91
In Taiwan, the Taiex gave back 43.53 points, or 0.2%, to 27,903.56
In Australia, the ASX 200 dipped 46.18 points, or 0.5%, to 8,753.35
In New Zealand, the NZX 50 retreated 73.86 points, or 0.5%, to 13,597.87.
