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Tech leads shares higher in Asia, oil eases
MSCI’s Asia-Pacific index outside Japan rose 0.3% as chipmakers advanced and Brent crude slipped 0.2% on hopes Saudi Arabia can restore pipeline flows.
SYDNEY, Sept 21 : Share markets edged higher in Asia on Monday as AI's insatiable demand for data buoyed chipmakers, and oil eased as hopes Saudi Arabia could boost supplies offset news of a Houthi attack on Riyadh.Trade was thin with Japan on its Silver Week holiday through to Wednesday, leaving the dollar s