Asian stocks mixed despite tech-led Wall St record

AFP Tue, October 6, 2026 at 4:39 AM GMT+2 CL=F $NVDA+WL SPCX $META+WL ^DJI Asian markets were mixed after the Nasdaq's record close on Wall Street (Mohd RASFAN) Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday as a tech-led record on Wall Street was tempered by ongoing worries about a spike in government borrowing costs. Oil held most of the losses seen in response to a G7 release of stockpiles, Saudi Arabia's price cut and a pick-up in Gulf exports to pre-war levels, though supply fears are keeping global benchmark Brent above $100 a barrel. The US Nasdaq closed at a fresh peak thanks to rallies in tech giants including Nvidia, SpaceX and Meta, though observers pointed out that the market gains were increasingly concentrated on a few stocks. Asia struggled to match the positive energy on Wall Street, where the Dow and S&P 500 also ended higher. Tokyo, Hong Kong, Sydney, Jakarta and Wellington rose, but Seoul, Singapore, Taipei and Manila edged down.