Taiwan benchmark Taiex rose 1.32% to a record high Tuesday, amid broader gains in Asia, fueled by a tech rally on Wall Street after Nvidia announced a partnership with OpenAI.

Australia’s ASX/S&P 200 rose 0.17%. South Korea’s Kospi climbed 0.69%, while the small-cap Kosdaq added 0.28% at the open.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index slipped 0.34% at the open. Hong Kong is bracing for a severe typhoon. The Hong Kong Observatory warned that conditions will begin to worsen later Tuesday, with Super Typhoon Ragasa expected to make its closest approach to the Pearl River Estuary Wednesday morning. Mainland China’s CSI 300 was up 0.31%.

Japan markets are closed for the holiday.

India tech stocks will continue to be in focus after falling Monday. U.S. President Donald Trump announced late last Friday a $100,000 visa fee for new H-1B visas, which are reserved for high-skilled foreign workers. Of the nearly 400,00 H-1B visas issued in 2024, 71% were for Indian nationals, according to U.S. government data.

Singapore is expected to release its inflation data for August later in the day.

Overnight stateside, the three major averages ended the trading day higher. The S&P 500 reached new heights after Nvidia’s partnership with OpenAI fueled investor optimism about the future of artificial intelligence.

The broad market index ended the day up 0.44% at 6,693.75, while the Nasdaq Composite jumped 0.70% to finish at 22,788.98. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 66.27 points, or 0.14%, to settle at 46,381.54. Along with the S&P 500, the Nasdaq and Dow had hit new all-time intraday highs during the session and closed at record highs.

— CNBC’s Sarah Min and Sean Conlon contributed to this report.