Asian Stocks Rebound as Investors Return to AI Trade; Oil Slips on Easing Tensions

Asian stocks staged a partial rebound on Tuesday after a sharp sell-off a day earlier, as investors returned to AI-related shares and easing Middle East tensions weighed on oil prices. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index opened down 105 points, or 0.43%, at 24,551, according to RTHK, while the China Enterprises Index fell 27 points, or 0.33%, to 8,313 and the Hang Seng Tech Index slipped 12 points, or 0.26%, to 4,743. On the mainland, the Shanghai Composite opened up 18 points, or 0.46%, at 3,977, while the Shenzhen Component rose 171 points, or 1.16%, to 14,992 and the ChiNext Index gained 53 points, or 1.41%, to 3,865. Japan’s Nikkei 225 opened 601 points, or 0.9%, higher at 64,625. South Korea’s Kospi rose more than 3% at one stage before midday after opening nearly 3% higher, as investors bought beaten-down technology stocks following the market’s steepest one-day decline in three months on Monday. The rebound followed a recovery on Wall Street as investors bought cheaper assets after a sell-off driven by bets on a US interest rate hike and warnings over tech valuations. Data showing the US created more than double the expected number of jobs in May added pressure on the Federal Reserve to tighten policy amid surging inflation. The earlier sell-off was also linked to disappointing revenue forecasts from chipmaker Broadcom, which rattled sentiment around the AI sector that has helped drive markets to record highs this year.