Asian markets mostly higher in quiet holiday trading after AI deals push Wall St to more records Updated 39 mins ago Asian shares are mostly higher in quiet holiday trading, while Japan’s benchmark rose to new records on hope for more government spending and lower taxes under Japan’s first woman prime minister. U.S. futures slipped and oil prices rose Tuesday. Markets in mainland China and South Korea were closed for holidays. On Saturday, Japan's ruling Liberal Democrats chose conservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi as their leader, likely making her the country's first woman prime minister. That pushed the Nikkei 225 index up nearly 5% on Monday. On Wall Street on Monday, U.S. stocks also set fresh records after chip maker Advanced Micro Devices announced a deal where OpenAI will use its ch

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