Hong Kong, Oct 9, 2026 (AFP) - Asian stocks mostly up as traders weigh AI, oil dips after surge

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Asian stocks mostly rose on Friday as traders weighed the outlook for the AI investment boom, with support coming from a drop in oil prices after Donald Trump ruled out a pre-election strike on Iran. Fresh optimism over artificial intelligence has provided a boost to the tech sector in recent weeks, with investors upbeat about the upcoming earnings season. But confidence wobbled after the Financial Times reported that OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT......

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