Asian Shares Advance, Tracking Wall Street Tech Rally

Asian shares were higher on Tuesday, recovering from some early losses as regional markets tracked a late rally on Wall Street led by technology shares. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.5% to finish at 22,549.05. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index jumped nearly 1.0% to 24,748.97 and South Korea’s Kospi climbed 0.6% to 2,138.84. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 inched up 0.2% to 5,954.40, while the Shanghai Composite gained 0.2 to 2,970.92. Shares rose in Singapore and Taiwan but fell in Jakarta. “It’s back to the regular order of business, which is trying to figure out why stocks are so...