India, Jan. 31 -- Most Asian markets rose on Friday following encouraging earnings updates from Apple and Intel. Seoul stocks underperformed amid a sell-off in tech shares on concerns over China's growing AI capabilities.
The dollar index shined due to risk-off sentiment in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats and uncertainty over the Federal Reserve's rate path.
Gold hovered near record levels ahead of a U.S. Commerce Department report on personal income and spending due later in the day, which includes readings on consumer price inflation preferred by the Federal Reserve.
Oil prices climbed but were set for a small weekly loss as investors assess the impact of Trump's threats on global growth.
On Thursday, Trump sa...