Traders are hoping that a fresh year will reinvigorate the local bourse, as they stare down fresh hostilities in the Middle East and Wall Street’s AI jitters.

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Traders are hoping that a fresh year will reinvigorate the local bourse, as they stare down fresh hostilities in the Middle East and Wall Street’s AI jitters.