Asian Markets Close Mostly Higher

Market Sentiment - Positive sentiment in Asian markets was influenced by the end of the longest U.S. government shutdown and China's plans to boost the new energy battery industry [1] Stock Market Performance - China's Shanghai Composite Index increased by 0.73% to close at 4,029.50, with a trading range of 3,994.77 to 4,030.40 [2] - The Shenzhen Component Index rose by 1.8% to finish at 13,476.52 [2] - Japan's Nikkei 225 gained 0.44%, closing at 51,288.00, with a trading range between 50,956 and 51,351 [2] - Korea's Kospi Index added 0.49%, closing at 4,170.63, with a trading range of 4,123.84 to 4,180.21 [4] - The Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong increased by 0.56% to finish at 27,073.03, trading between a high of 27,188.81 and a low of 26,733.21 [4] - Australia's S&P/ASX200 closed at 8,753.40, down 0.52%, with a trading range of 8,701.80 to 8,799.60 [5] - New Zealand's NZX 50 decreased by 0.54% to close at 13,597.87, with a trading range of 13,597.87 to 13,725.62 [6] Notable Stock Movements - M3 surged by 23.5%, while Furukawa Electric and Isuzu Motors both gained close to 12% [3] - Mining IGO led gains in Australia with a 15.3% increase, followed by Domino's Pizza Enterprises at 11.7% [5] - DroneShield's stock plummeted over 31% after its CEO sold shares [6] - Mainfreight rose by 8.7%, while Skycity Entertainment gained 6.4% [7] - Terumo Corp experienced a decline of 6.3%, and Kuraray lost 5.8% [3]