Most Asia markets rise as traders welcome US jobs

The gains were again led by Seoul's Kospi index, the world's best performer this year thanks to a surge in chipmakers Samsung and SK hynix as traders turn to the region's AI plays. Asia's recent healthy run comes amid a turn from Wall Street titans caused by concerns about extended valuations of firms such as Microsoft and Meta. A diversification among tech plays has also started to play out as companies unveil new AI tools that threaten touch competition for some companies. Investors have enjoyed a broadly positive few days...