Asian markets mixed as traders struggle to match Wall St rally

A surge in tech giants including Tesla and Nvidia helped New York markets higher, with sentiment buoyed by indications from the White House that next week's glut of levies would be less severe than feared. Trump has dubbed April 2 "Liberation Day" as he pledges to impose reciprocal tariffs on trading partners in an effort to remedy practices that Washington deems unfair. Since resuming office in January, Trump has pursued a hardball policy approach, taking aim at friend and foe alike, sending shivers...