BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares are mixed after a rebound for propped up a weakened Wall Street.
Japan’s Nikkei jumped 1.4% to 39,726.39, buoyed by strong demand for technology shares driven by the enthusiasm over Nvidia and artificial intelligence.
Tokyo Electron gained 3.2% and Advantest Corp. soared 6.6%. Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. added 1.3%.
The Kospi in Seoul was up 0.2% at 2,781.15.
Chinese shares retreated. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng edged 0.1% lower to 18,052.55 and the Shanghai Composite index slipped 0.5% to 2,936.71.
Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 declined 0.9% to 7,765.40.
Shares rose in Taiwan and India and edged higher in Thailand.
On Tuesday, the S&P 500 rose 0.4% and neared its all-time high set a week earlier, closing at 5,469.30. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which does not include Nvidia, dropped 0.8% to 39,112.16, and the Nasdaq composite jumped 1.3% to 17,717.65.
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