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Wall Street did its bit for confidence as well, with buoyant Netflix subscriber numbers and President Trump’s big-spending enthusiasm over artificial intelligence sending the tech-heavy Nasdaq surging 1.3 per cent while the S&P 500 added 0.6 per cent and the Dow industrials rose 0.3 per cent.

Asian stock markets are trading mostly higher on Thursday, supported by positive cues from Wall Street overnight. Gains are led by China, where multiple government departments unveiled medium- and long-term investment plans to boost capital market confidence.

Global shares rose on Wednesday, powered by a rise in technology stocks after U.S. President Donald Trump announced mammoth spending plans for artificial intelligence infrastructure, while the dollar sagged to a two-week low as tariffs were delayed.

Netflix shot up 14.6% after it reported adding nearly 19 million subscribers during the holiday-season quarter and it topped sales and profit targets. The video streaming service’s expansion into live programming appears to be paying off as it wrapped up its best year ever with more than $40 billion in revenue.

Hong Kong shareholders of Shanghai Henlius Biotech on Wednesday rejected Chinese conglomerate Fosun International's buyout offer, which would have valued the drugmaker at HK$13.37 billion ($1.72 billion).

Gift Nifty was trading around 23,153 level, a premium of nearly 50 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close, indicating a positive start for the Indian stock market indices.

On the supply side, Trump's national energy emergency declaration and his push for energy independence are significant drivers of bearish momentum, as the policies could likely turn the U.S. into a net energy exporter, which might have lasting implications for global oil prices.

Oil prices were inching higher, having fallen more than 2% on Tuesday on Trump's plans to boost U.S. energy production. Brent crude rose 0.5% to $79.66 a barrel, while U.S. crude was up 0.4% at $76.15 a barrel.

Netflix started 2025 strong, surpassing 300 million global paid subscribers. Read more to see why I'm neutral on NFLX stock.