HONG KONG—Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday and U.S. futures advanced after shares rose to near a record close on Wall Street.
Oil prices steadied as the situation in the Middle East remained uncertain.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.5% to 70,321.83. The benchmark has returned to above the 70,000 mark this week for the first time since early July.
South Korea’s Kospi lost 1% to 6,936.60.
Technology-related stocks in Japan and South Korea were volatile. Japanese chip testing equipment manufacturer Advantest gained 2%, while OpenAI investor SoftBank Group fell 2.5% after its CEO Masayoshi Son warned of potential dangers related to the technology.
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics…
