Pakistan, Nov. 10 -- Asian markets and US equity futures had an upbeat start on Monday, edging into positive territory after a wild week when tech-heavy markets in Asia suffered some of their steepest falls in years over AI.

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 2% after sliding 4.6% last week.

Japan's Nikkei index added 3.5%, while Korean shares climbed 1.8%.

Taiwan's benchmark rose more than 6% after notching up its steepest weekly drop in two decades last week, when fears about AI profitability and infrastructure demand sparked a rout following wins by Democrats at the US midterm elections.

US stock futures, the S&P 500 e-minis, were 0.6% higher on Monday. On Friday, Wall Street equities rallied to end a c...