Asian stocks mixed after lacklustre session on Wall Street

Hong Kong (AFP) April 27, 2023

Asian shares were mixed in early trade on Thursday, following a session on Wall Street that saw major indices sink despite a surge in tech. Blockbuster earnings results lifted the tech-heavy Nasdaq on Wednesday, but recession fears and concerns over the health of the banking sector dragged down the Dow and the S&P. Shares in Microsoft jumped 7.2 percent on the back of better-than-expecte