Asia markets are mostly higher on Friday following gains on Wall Street driven by Tesla, IBM and Meta Platforms after strong profit reports. U.S. futures and oil prices rose. Japan's core inflation rate,

Asian-Pacific markets saw gains led by technology stocks, inspired by Wall Street advances. Factors include Lunar New Year holiday closures, U.S. tariff warnings, and the rise of Chinese AI model DeepSeek.

Asian shares are mixed in muted trading after the U.S. Federal Reserve opted not to cut interest rates for the first time since it began trying to help the economy through lower rates in September.

Technology stocks led gains in Asia-Pacific markets on Wednesday, tracking advances on Wall Street as investor angst ebbed over the emergence of a low-cost Chinese AI model that some see rivalling U.S.

The unveiling of a large language model by a Chinese firm that can compete with U.S. giants but at potentially a fraction of the cost was like a "nuclear bomb in the AI technology world", a market expert said on Tuesday.