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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Yuri Kageyama

Stock market today: Asian shares trade mixed in a muted reaction to the U.S. inauguration

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

Asian shares were mixed in mostly muted trading on Tuesday, despite anticipation for a market reaction to the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump.

Some analysts said the inauguration would inject optimism into global markets, while others said the threat of incoming tariffs would work as a dampener on Asian economies. U.S. markets were closed Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.

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