05:35 AM EST, 11/06/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Asian stock markets followed the overnight rebound of tech shares in the US, as traders locked onto issues that had lost ground in the recent sector sell-off.

Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo finished in the green, as did most other regional exchanges.

In Japan, the Nikkei 225 opened higher on Wall Street cues and held ground, finishing up 1.3% as traders again embraced the tech- and AI-related investment narratives.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 671.41 to 50,883.68, as gaining issues outnumbered losers 152 to 72.

Leading the upside was imaging-house Konica Minolta, up nearly 16% after reporting earnings, while game-maker Bandai Namco declined 7.4%.

In economic news, Japan's services purchasing managers index (PMI) declined modestly to 53.1 in October, down from 53.3 in September, but still struck above the 50-mark that separates growth from contraction, reported S&P Global.

In other news, real wages in Japan fell 1.4% on year in September, reported the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.

In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index opened higher and rose to the close, concluding up 2.1% as traders hunted relative tech-sector bargains.

The broad gauge Hang Seng rose 550.49 to 26,485.90, as gaining issues outnumbered losers 83 to four. The Hang Seng TECH Index gained 2.7% on the day, while the Mainland Properties Index rose 1.6%.

Leading the upside was aluminum producer China Hongqiao, gaining 9.9%, while knitwear-maker Shenzhou International declined 1.9%.

On the mainland, the Shanghai Composite rose 1% to 4,007.76.

On the other regional exchanges, the S. Korean KOSPI rose 0.6%; the Taiwan TWSE inclined 0.7%; the Australian ASX 200 rose 0.3%; the Singapore Straits Times Index rose 1.5%, and the Thai Set inclined 1.4%. In late trading in Mumbai, the Sensex was down 0.3%.