HONG KONG: Asian markets paused for breath Thursday after Wall Street smashed through 22,000 for the first time, with investors focused on fresh clues on the health of the US economy.

Strong Apple earnings propelled the Dow above the barrier to mark its sixth straight record close -- but the tech-heavy Nasdaq closed marginally lower.

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