By Vivek Kumar Moving markets today: Asia follows Wall Street surge, Chinese stocks up on short-selling curbs; focus on UK GDP, US CPI, and Jet2 2024 results On Wednesday, both the Nasdaq and S&P 500 achieved record-high closes, driven by strong performances from Nvidia and other major Wall Street players ahead of upcoming inflation data and quarterly earnings announcements. Asian markets followed suit, buoyed by a surge in global tech stocks that lifted US and global shares to new highs. Oil prices saw a slight increase on Thursday due to reduced crude stocks from increased US refinery activi…