Hong Kong, Dec 24, 2025 (AFP) - Asian markets mostly up after US growth fuels Wall St record

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2025-12-24

Most Asian stocks rose Wednesday and gold topped $4,500 for the first time as investors tracked a record on Wall Street following forecast-beating US economic growth data. Markets looked set to go into the Christmas break on a broadly positive note amid optimism for 2026, which has offset recent worries about stretched tech valuations and rising tensions between the United States and Venezuela. Traders in New York pushed the S&P 500 to an all-tim......

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