Global Markets Today, Oct. 9 -- Asian markets opened higher on Thursday, taking cues from Wall Street's gains as investors brushed aside worries about a potential AI bubble.

In the U.S., Nvidia shares climbed on Wednesday after CEO Jensen Huang highlighted a "substantial" surge in AI computing demand over the past six months. CoreWeave stock also gained after the AI cloud provider introduced new tools to support developers in building AI agents.

In regional markets, Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 1.11 per cent to 48,262, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.33 per cent. Futures for Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index signaled a positive start at 26,863, compared with its previous close of 26,829.46.

Meanwhile, South Korean markets remained shut for...