Asian markets mostly up after US growth fuels Wall St record

Markets looked set to go into the Christmas break on a broadly positive note amid optimism for 2026, which has offset recent worries about stretched tech valuations and rising tensions between the United States and Venezuela. Traders in New York pushed the S&P 500 to an all-time high in response to figures showing the world's top economy expanded 4.3 percent in the third quarter, the fastest pace in two years and much quicker than expected. The report, which was boosted by healthy consumer and business spending...