Hong Kong, Oct 29, 2026 (AFP) - Asian stock markets fluctuate after mixed tech results

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2026-10-29

Tech firms diverged on Thursday with a mixed bag of results for some of the AI sector's big beasts tempering the recent spurt of optimism amid growing anxiety about companies' investment and debt. Markets enjoyed a healthy run-up in the previous two days as traders welcomed strong reports from South Korean chip titan SK hynix and a highly impressive IPO filing from Claude-creator Anthropic. That helped steady nerves among investors who have start......

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