Fears of further turmoil in the banking sector, which had acted as a drag on global markets, also appeared to be dissipating as shares in troubled US lender First National Bank rose after two battering sessions.
Tokyo also posted solid gains as investors kept their eyes on the Bank of Japan , which will conclude its first meeting under new governor Kazuo Ueda during Tokyo trading hours. Traders will be also watching the BoJ's inflation forecasts, which will be released at the same time, he added. Back on Wall Street, a 14 percent surge in Meta shares -- along with strong performances by fellow tech titans Microsoft and Alphabet earlier in the week --"helped foster a sense of relief that the mega-cap leaders are still performing relatively well from an operational standpoint", said Briefing.com.