Asia Markets Diverge: Hong Kong Tech Slumps on AI Fears While Mainland Rallies for Year of the Horse

Key TakeawaysHong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell 0.6% to 26,913.68 as tech heavyweights retreated due to renewed global concerns regarding the disruptive impact of artificial intelligence on employment.Mainland Chinese markets surged on the first trading day of the Year of the Horse, with the CSI 300 Index gaining 1.4% and the Shanghai Composite Index jumping 1.2%.South Korea lodged a formal protest with US Forces Korea (USFK) following a tense aerial standoff between American F-16s and Chinese fighter jets ov ...