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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Zen Soo

Stock market today: Asian shares mixed as DeepSeek lifts Chinese tech stocks

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

Asian shares Friday were mixed, with Chinese technology stocks rising as most other Asian equities declined.

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 dipped nearly 0.44% in early trading to 38,893.65. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 slid just 0.04% to 8,517.20. South Korea’s Kospi declined 0.23% to 2,530.79. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose 1.35% to 31,173.35, while the Shanghai Composite was up 1.33% to 3,314.29.

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