Asian markets diverge in thin trade, with AI impact in focus
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Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 30, 2025
Asian equities were mixed in another holiday-thinned trading day Thursday, with investors digesting broadly positive tech earnings that came days after the upheaval caused by China's DeepSeek explosion onto the global AI scene. With most markets closed for the Lunar New Year break, there was little major reaction to the Federal Reserve's widely expected pause in interest rate cuts and indica