Asian shares are trading mixed after a rally on Wall Street that was led by gains in Microsoft after it announced it was hiring Sam Altman, former CEO of OpenAI, the ChatGPT maker. Japan's benchmark declined in Tuesday trading, while benchmarks rose in Sydney and Seoul. Chinese markets were initially lifted by reports that regulators have drafted a list of property developers that will be able to tap low-cost financing. But shares finished little changed in Hong Kong and Shanghai. U.S. futures were higher while oil prices fell. Both the U.S. and Japan will have shortened trading weeks because of national holidays.
