By Vivek Kumar Moving markets today: Asian stocks track Wall Street surge, BHP and Sony shares soar, oil prices rise amid Canadian wildfires; focus shifts to US CPI and Burberry earnings The Nasdaq hit a new record high at closing, with both the S&P 500 and the Dow also making gains, largely due to a late-day surge in the stocks of major technology companies. Asian markets followed this trend, rising on the back of a strong performance by tech stocks in the US. Oil prices climbed as wildfires threatened production in Canada, while the price of gold remained steady as traders awaited US economi…