Most Asian stocks rose on Monday, led by technology shares as easing oil prices improved risk appetite and U.S. stock futures advanced after Wall Street’s sharp selloff last week. The Hang Seng Index opened 0.4%, or 87 points, higher at 23,381, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained 0.6% and its Hang Seng TECH sub-index climbed 3%. Investors awaited Apple’s earnings for signals on consumer demand and AI infrastructure spending, while China’s major state-owned lenders reported third-quarter profit growth of 6.4% to 10.8%. South Korea’s KOSPI jumped 2.6%, China’s CSI 300 rose 1.3%, the Shanghai Composite gained 1.2% and India’s Nifty 50 advanced 1.1%. Brent crude fell 2% to $111.15 a barrel as diplomatic efforts continued to end the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 and Singapore’s Straits Times Index fell ahead of Tuesday’s Reserve Bank of Australia decision, with September Australian inflation accelerating to 4.3% from 4.0% in August.