Asian shares advance as investors shrug off the US shutdown

Asian shares advance as investors shrug off the US shutdown Updated 29 mins ago Shares have jumped in Asia, tracking Wall Street’s rise to new records despite the the shutdown of the U.S. federal government. Technology stocks advanced on expectations of higher demand for computer chips due to a partnership between South Korean tech companies and OpenAI. U.S. futures were mixed and oil prices were higher. On Wednesday, the S&P 500 climbed 0.3%, topping an all-time high set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.1% to its own record set the day before, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.4%. Treasury yields sank after a report from ADP Research suggested that hiring across the country may have been much weaker last month than economists expected.