Asian shares rose on Thursday.

They followed gains on Wall Street.

South Korea’s Kospi jumped more than 6%.

This came after the U.S. Treasury Department said something.

It said it would buy more long-term government debt.

It would buy at least two times more.

That could push bond prices up.

It could bring down yields.

That eases pressure on share prices.

The Kospi surged 6.1% to 6,858.91.

It sank 5.8% on Wednesday.

Samsung Electronics jumped 9.7%.

Memory chipmaker SK Hynix surged 14.1%.

It announced a big plan to buy back shares.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 1.3% to 66,178.26.

It reversed earlier declines.

Japan reported a trade deficit in July.

It was the third month in a row.

Imports and exports were at record highs.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained 1.1% to 25,786.32.

The Shanghai Composite rose 0.3% to 3,905.23.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was up 0.3%.

Taiwan’s Taiex was nearly unchanged.

India’s Sensex climbed 0.7%.

U.S. bond yields fell after the Treasury’s announcement.

The 10-year Treasury yield dropped to nearly 4.64%.

It was 4.71% on Tuesday.

The 30-year yield fell to 5.18%.

It was 5.28% before.

Yields had risen because of worries.

People worried about inflation from the war in Iran.

They also worried about big government debt.

Oil prices rose a little on Thursday.

Brent crude was up 0.3% to $91.90 a barrel.

U.S.-Iran talks made little progress.