Asia-Pacific markets open higher after key Wall Street benchmarks hit record highs

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Asia-Pacific markets opened higher Tuesday, following gains on Wall Street that saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500Nasdaq Composite reach new record highs.

Investors assessed trade data out of South Korea, which showed a trade surplus of $6.7 billion in September, up from $3.7 billion in the previous month.

South Korea's Kospi opened 0.05% higher, while the small-cap Kosdaq was up 0.4%.

Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.75% in early trading.

Japan's Nikkei 225 opened 1.2% higher, while the broad-based Topix rose 0.9%.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng index futures were at 21,115, higher than the HSI's last close of 21,092.87.

On Wall Street, the broad market S&P climbed 0.77% to 5,859.85, while the 30-stock Dow advanced 201.36 points to 43,065.22, ending the session above the 43,000 mark for the first time.

The Nasdaq Composite added 0.87%, closing at 18,502.69.

— CNBC's Yun Li and Lisa Kailai Han contributed to this report.

The popularity of anime — or animation produced in Japan — has boomed in recent years, and several global entertainment companies are leading in, according to Jefferies.

"Many companies are now positioning anime-related businesses as core to their growth strategies," the investment bank's analysts said in an Oct. 9 equity research note.

Looking ahead, they expect the market to double from $31.2 billion in 2023 to $60.1 billion by 2030, based on estimates from Grand View Research.

CNBC Pro subscribers can click here to read more on three stocks Jefferies expects to benefit.

— Amala Balakrishner

The S&P 500 notched another record close Monday afternoon.

The broad market index rose 0.77% and finished at 5,859.85. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added