Asian shares are mostly lower despite Wall St rally and a potential end to the US shutdown

BANGKOK – Asian shares were mostly lower on Tuesday as the recent rebound fueled by buying of technology shares lost steam.

Markets showed little reaction to the latest step toward ending the U.S. shutdown , after the Senate passed legislation to reopen the government .

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U.S. futures were little changed and oil prices slipped.

Shares have been bouncing on criticism that tech share prices have shot too high due to the mania for artificial intelligence, which some have likened to the 2000 dot-com bubble that ultimately burst.

In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.5% to 50,675.92.

The U.S. dollar climbed to 154.15 against the Japanese yen, from 154.14 yen, near its highest since February. Expectations that the government will push back its schedule for trimming Japan's