Asian shares mostly rise and Tokyo hits a record, tracking fresh highs on Wall Street

Japan Financial Markets - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday, led by a rally in Japan after Wall Street hit more records. U.S. futures edged lower and oil prices gained.

Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 surged 3.1% to an intraday record of 53,814.79 as trading resumed after a holiday. Technology-related stocks helped lift the benchmark. Compute chip testing equipment maker Advantest surged 8.5%. Chip maker Tokyo Electron jumped 8.3% and SoftBank Group rose 4.3%.