Nikkei 225, Hang Seng Index

Asia-Pacific stocks were mostly higher on Thursday following a mixed session on Wall Street and a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a short-term financing bill that would end the longest federal shutdown on record.

Japan’s reference point Nikkei 225 While the index increased by 0.23% in early transactions, Topix reached a record level with an increase of 0.62%.

Shares of SoftBank Group continue to slide for a second day in a row, down more than 5%, after the Japanese giant said on Tuesday that it sold its entire $5.8 billion stake in Nvidia in October to fund its OpenAI bet.

While South Korea’s Kospi index remained flat, the small-cap Kosdaq gained 0.31%.

of Australia S&P/ASX 200 It fell 1.01% after the seasonally adjusted October unemployment rate fell to 4.3%, government jobs data showed Thursday. The latest reading was better than the 4.4% figure expected by economists polled by Reuters and compared with 4.5% in September.

The better-than-expected decline in October reduced interest rate cut expectations. The Australian dollar rose to 0.6556 against the dollar.

of hong kong Hang Seng Index It fell 0.15% while the mainland CSI 300 was flat in early trading.

US stock futures were lower in early trading in Asia after ongoing market rotation strengthened the US. Dow Jones Industrial Average It will record its first close above the 48,000 level in the US on Wednesday.

The Dow index, which consists of 30 stocks, closed the night at 48,254.82 with an increase of 326.86 points or 0.68%. The index also saw its all-time high intraday record during the session. The S&P 500 traded flat, gaining 0.06% to 6,850.92 points. Nasdaq Composite It closed at 23,406.46, down 0.26%.

— CNBC’s Sean Conlon and Pia Singh contributed to this report.

Correction: This article has been updated to accurately reflect the opening times of South Korean markets.