Asia-Pacific markets mostly closed higher Thursday following a tech rally overnight on Wall Street that lifted the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite, even as growing fears around the economy weighed on equities.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 closed 1.53% higher at 42,580.27, as domestic tech stocks gained, led by SoftBank Group, which advanced over 6%. Shares of Fujikura , a circuitry and optical cable maker, and Nvidia supplier Advantest rose 6.04% and 4.63%, respectively.

Earlier in the session, shares of Kyoto-based Nidec Corp plunged as much as 22.44% , after the company announced a probe into allegations of improper accounting in its group.

The broader Topix index increased 1.03% to close at 3,080.17.

Over in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 benchmark climbed 1

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