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Most Asian markets track Wall St advance

HONG KONG: Tokyo led gains across most Asian markets again on Tuesday, in another day thinned by the Lunar New Year break, with sentiment boosted once more by a surge on Wall Street.

Tech firms provided the support in New York as traders gear up for the release of earnings from big-ticket firms, including Microsoft and Intel.

A person watches an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm as pedestrians nearby mind their business in Tokyo on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. AP PHOTO