[MARKET UPDATE] Asia-Pac stocks follow suit to the mixed performance on Wall St, where the major indices diverged as the NFP miss eased some Fed rate hike concerns and helped the DJIA notch a all-time, although the Nasdaq lagged on continued tech selling

Large-scale explosions reported in northern Gaza, with the Israeli army conducting operations east of the Jabalia camp, according to ILNA

US Department of Energy issues emergency order to mitigate blackout in South Carolina and North Carolina

[MARKET UPDATE] Asia-Pac stocks follow suit to the mixed performance on Wall St, where the major indices diverged as the NFP miss eased some Fed rate hike concerns and helped the DJIA notch a all-time, although the Nasdaq lagged on continued tech selling

PRE-MARKET AUSTRALIAN, JAPANESE & SOUTH KOREAN STOCK NEWS: Anthropic is reportedly in talks with Samsung Electronics (005930 KS) to manufacture a custom AI chip

South Korea will provide KRW 14.9tln for smaller firms hit by a weak Korean won