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Asian equities swung between gains and losses, with Hong Kong down 1.1% on light volumes as super typhoon Ragasa threatened major disruption. Mainland China also retreated, while chipmakers rose after Nvidia’s OpenAI investment.

Asian equities firmed after Wall Street’s rally, with the Nikkei rising as much as 1.6% as concerns over the BOJ’s ETF sales plan eased. MSCI’s regional gauge added 0.2%, though India’s tech sector came under pressure after the U.S. announced steep hikes to H-1B visa fees.

US and European stock-index futures rose, reflecting renewed investor optimism following the Federal Reserve's quarter-point interest-rate cut, despite lingering uncertainties about the pace of future easing.