TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mixed on Tuesday after overseas markets got a big lift from optimism over AI technology.

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 dipped 0.5% to 52,163.84, coming off a national holiday on Monday.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 shed 0.9% to 8,818.00. South Korea’s Kospi dipped 2.0% to 4,138.88. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng jumped 0.2% to 26,209.39, while the Shanghai Composite lost 0.2% to 3,969.05.

On Wall Street, more gains for Nvidia, Amazon and other AI superstars propped up share prices. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% and pulled closer to its all-time high set last week, even though the majority of stocks in the index sank. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 226 points, or 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.5%.

Nvidia was the strongest force lifting the S&P 500, ju

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