HONG KONG: Japanese shares fell but Chinese markets gained in a disjointed start to Asian trade on Friday (Oct 25), after Wall Street cheered strong results from electric car giant Tesla.
Elon Musk's company surged nearly 22 per cent after higher earnings ended a streak of disappointing results and helped lift the Nasdaq and S&P 500, while the Dow was pulled lower by disappointing results from IBM and Honeywell.
