BANGKOK (AP) — Shares bounced back Thursday in Asia after Wall Street got a boost from upbeat economic updates and a steady flow of quarterly reports from U.S. companies.

U.S. futures were little changed and oil prices advanced.

In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.5% to 50,959.14.

Shares in Nissan Motor Co. gained 1.3% after the company said it was selling its headquarters building in Yokohama to raise cash. Nissan was due to report its earnings later in the day.

The Kospi in South Korea advanced 1.2% to 4,054.15 and Taiwan’s Taiex was up 0.7%.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng jumped 1.6% to 26,361.40, while the Shanghai Composite index climbed 0.9% to 4,004.25.

However, shares in autonomous driving companies Pony.ai and WeRide fell in their debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange.

Pony.ai was dow

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