Asia markets mixed in final day of 2025 trading

Trading remained thin in the holiday-shortened week, though precious metals appeared to steady after seeing a sharp pullback from recent record highs. Markets in Hong Kong and Australia edged lower while Shanghai and Taipei saw small morning gains in what has been a strong year for worldwide markets. The movements came after Wall Street's main indices closed slightly lower on Tuesday as worries over valuations of artificial intelligence (AI) stocks lingered. Still, US indices remained on track for solid gains over 2025 as a whole...