Asian stock markets rose sharply on Friday, led by artificial intelligence-linked shares tracking Wall Street's record highs.
Reports that the U.S. and Iran were close to extending their ceasefire also boosted risk appetite.
Japan's Nikkei 225 jumped nearly 3% to a fresh all-time high of 66,449.48 points, while the TOPIX rose 2%.
South Korea's KOSPI surged 3.4% to new record levels of 8,458.25 points.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 1%, with the Hang Seng TECH sub-index climbing 1.7%.
Oil prices fell for a second straight session, with Brent crude heading for its steepest weekly decline in nearly two months.
In Japan, Tokyo core inflation slowed to 1.3% in May, remaining below the Bank of Japan's 2% target.
