The Nikkei 225 Index rose 0.6% to above 52,100 while the broader Topix Index climbed 1.5% to 3,530 on Tuesday, building on gains from the previous session, with technology and financial stocks leading the advance. Japanese shares also tracked overnight advances on Wall Street, as investors largely brushed aside geopolitical concerns following the US attack on Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolas Maduro. Technology stocks continued to outperform at the start of the year amid sustained enthusiasm for semiconductor and artificial intelligence related names. Notable gains were seen from Advantest (1.1%), Disco Corp (3.7%), Tokyo Electron (0.7%), Hitachi (4.4%) and Lasertec (1.3%). Heavyweight banks also advanced, including Mitsubishi UFJ (3%), Sumitomo Mitsui (2.8%) and Mizuho Financial (3.9%).