HONG KONG: Asian markets mostly rose on Tuesday following fresh records on Wall Street with healthy corporate earnings overshadowing ongoing concerns about inflation while progress in Washington on US President Joe Biden's big-spending economic plans also provided support.

However, a fresh virus outbreak in China, which has left tens of thousands of people under lockdown, revived concerns about the world's No. 2 economy and authorities' zero-Covid policies.

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