Global equities paused their seven-day rally in Asian trading, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq sliding while the Dow and Russell 2000 reached new record highs. Mega-cap tech stocks like Nvidia and Amazon led gains. Asia-Pacific markets ended their longest winning streak this year, with Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore all seeing profit-taking. The US dollar rebounded, pressuring Asian equities, as Japan’s inflation slowed. Gold slipped for the third day as the US dollar strengthened. The Hang Seng Index may see a minor corrective decline after hitting resistance at 25,750.

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