Asian shares advanced on Thursday, tracking Wall Street's rise to records despite the the shutdown of the US government.

South Korea's Kospi closed 2.7 per cent after Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix announced their agreement with OpenAI to supply its Stargate data hubs with memory chips.

"We expect export growth to remain resilient, led by higher chip prices, which will likely continue to offset the tariff impact on non-chip sectors such as autos," the Nomura Group said in a commentary.

Shares in Samsung jumped 3.5 per cent, while SK Hynix's shares gained 9.9 per cent. Taiwan-based chip maker TSMC's shares climbed three per cent, helping lift the Taiex by 1.5 per cent.

Japan's Nikkei index added 0.9 per cent, with tech stocks leading gains.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 1.7 per ce

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