Asian stocks rose at the open, following Wall Street’s lead, where buyers stepped in after a brief retreat in technology shares and signs of a resilient US labor market boosted investor sentiment.

The Nikkei index in Japan and the Kospi South Korea jumped by around 1% at the open. Equity-index futures for the US fluctuated on Thursday after the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index gained 0.7% and the S&P 500 rose 0.4% as dip buyers emerged following a tech-led selloff.

In other corners of the market, Treasuries mostly held their losses, with the yield on the 10-year at 4.15%. Oil steadied after two days of declines. Stocks in some of America’s top retail brands, from department stores to toymakers and apparel companies, rallied as a skeptical US Supreme Court raised hopes the sweeping tariffs may

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