Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Tuesday after Wall Street gains on revived artificial intelligence optimism and growing hopes that the U.S. government shutdown will end soon.

On Monday stateside, Nvidia stocks jumped 5.8% to lead gains on the S&P 500. Other tech stocks rallied, including Google parent Alphabet, which advanced 4%, and Microsoft, which added 1.9% to end its eight-day losing streak.

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.91%, while the Topix index was 0.52% higher. AI-related stocks were among the top movers, with conglomerate SoftBank adding 3.57% and chipmaker Renesas Electron jumping 4.35%.

Shares of Orix rose 0.49% after the Japanese financial conglomerate announced Tuesday a partnership with Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, Qatar Investment Authority, to launch a $2.5 billion private equity fund.

The fund will invest in Japanese companies, “primarily targeting business succession, privatization of listed companies, and carve-outs,” valued at least 30 billion yen (about $200 million), Orix said in a press release. Orix and QIA will contribute 60% and 40%, respectively.

Japanese tech giant Sony Group’s shares rose more than 6% after it reported second-quarter earnings beat and announced a share buyback of up to $648 million. The company’s operating profit jumped 10% compared to the same period last year, while revenues rose 5%, driven by gains from its Imaging & Sensing Solutions and Music segments.

South Korea’s Kospi index rose 1.94%, extending gains for a second straight day after leading an AI recovery rally across the region Monday. Index heavyweights Samsung Electronics added 4.97% while SK Hynix soared 4.62%. The small-cap Kosdaq was up 1.38%.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.25%.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell 0.2%, while the mainland’s CSI 300 index dropped 0.67%.

Shares of Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng skyrocketed as much as 15% to hit its highest level since late 2022, after it launched robotaxis and humanoid robots with self-developed AI chips at its event last Wednesday. The company’s shares had jumped more than 16% in Monday’s session.

India’s Nifty 50 was up 0.17%, while the Sensex index was flat in early trading.

U.S. equity futures were little changed in early Asian hours.

Overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 381.53 points, or 0.81%, to end at 47,368.63. The S&P 500 gained 1.54% to settle at 6,832.43, while the Nasdaq Composite advanced 2.27% to finish at 23,527.17.

— CNBC’s Dylan Butts, Sean Conlon and Liz Napolitano contributed to this report.