South Korea's Kospi index jumped more than 3% Thursday to hit an all-time high, lifted by gains in heavyweight Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.

Shares in Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, which announced a partnership with OpenAI late Wednesday to supply memory chips, rose over 4% and 11%, respectively.

Meanwhile, the Kosdaq rose 0.95%.

South Korea's consumer price index climbed 2.1% year on year in September, more than the 2% rise expected by economists in a Reuters poll. The latest reading compares with the 1.7% growth in August.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index advanced 0.6%, while the Topix fell 0.54%.

Australia's ASX/S&P 200 surged 1.14%.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index advanced 1.30%. Shares of Zijin Gold skyrocketed nearly 12%, building on ga

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