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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Teresa Cerojano

Shares in Asia are mixed amid Trump's new tariff deadlines

South Korea Financial Markets - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Shares were mixed in Asia on Wednesday, following a choppy trading day on Wall Street as the Trump administration pressed its campaign to win more favorable trade deals with nations around the globe.

Japan's Nikkei 225 is up 0.2% to 39,764. 02, while South Korea's Kospi added 0.5% to 3,132.02 as Tokyo and Seoul are working a trade deal with the U.S. before higher tariffs announced by Washington take effect on Aug. 1.

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