Asian Stocks Surge Following AI-Led Wall Street Rally

Asian shares mostly rose Wednesday morning, with Japan’s benchmark surging 1.3% to 58,081.62 after an overnight Wall Street rally tied to AI optimism. Markets from Australia to South Korea advanced—S&P/ASX 200 jumped 1.1% to 9,122.50 and Kospi rose 1.7% to 6,069.36—while investors cheered AI deals such as AMD’s multiyear chip agreement with Meta and Anthropic tool releases.