Asian traders struggled to fight back Friday after a tech-fuelled sell-off, taking heart from forecast-beating US growth data that reassured that the economy was still in rude health, but did not dent hopes for an interest rate cut.
The positive performance came despite more losses on Wall Street, where the so-called "Magnificent Seven" heavyweights -- which have been key to this year's markets surge -- suffered more selling as investors swapped out of them and into cheaper, small caps.
