HONG KONG, Feb 4, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Stocks mostly rose Wednesday as investors brushed off another tech-fuelled sell-off on Wall Street, while precious metals continued their recovery on dip-buying following a two-day collapse. Hong Kong, Shanghai, Sydney, Seoul, Singapore, Wellington, Taipei and Bangkok rose but Tokyo, Manila and Mumbai slipped. The greenback had been taking a battering for most of last week on worries Trump was happy to have a weaker currency. Oil prices rose after it emerged a US fighter jet had taken out an Iranian drone that approached an aircraft carrier Tuesday. However, lawmakers now have just two weeks to negotiate a full-year Department for Homeland Security bill.
