Asia-Pacific markets opened higher Tuesday, after Wall Street's tech stocks rebounded on a rally in Google parent and hopes of a Fed rate cut.

Optimism about Alphabet's standing in the AI race started last week after the tech giant announced its upgraded AI model, Gemini 3. The stock closed 6.31% higher Monday. Other AI-related stocks, such as Broadcom and Micron Technology , also popped higher, building on a wider rebound that started on Friday, when the head of the New York Federal Reserve left the door open to a December interest rate cut .

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index climbed 1.14% in early trading, while the Topix index advanced 0.7%.

AI-related stocks were among the top gainers on the Nikkei 225, with semiconductor testing equipment sup

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