<div id="readability-page-1"><div>                <div><p>Asia markets closed in the green as traders looked ahead to SpaceX’s historic initial public offering on Friday.</p><p>In Japan, the Nikkei 225 vaulted 1,802.77 points, or 0.1%, to close Friday and the week at 66,020.04. </p><p>In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng surged 468.81 points, or 1.9%, to 24,718.10.</p><p>In other markets;</p><p>In Shanghai, the CSI 300 index regained 54.91 points, or 1.2%, to 4,777.32. </p><p>In Taiwan, the Taiex spiked 1,019.58 points, or 2.4%, to 44,169.04</p><p>In Korea, the Kospi index gained 359.67 points, or 4.6%, to 8,123.62.</p><p>In Singapore, the Straits Times 50 index took on 37.7 points, or 0.8%, to 5,025.80.    </p><p>In New Zealand, the NZX 50 restored 191.71 points, or 1.5%, to 13,393.88.</p><p>In Australia, the ASX recovered 170.79 points, or 2%, to 8,804.04.</p></div>            </div></div>

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<p>Asian markets closed higher across the board, driven by anticipation of SpaceX's historic IPO. Key gains included South Korea's Kospi (+4.6%), Taiwan's Taiex (+2.4%), and Australia's ASX (+2%). Japan's Nikkei rose 0.1%, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 1.9%. Other indices in Shanghai, Singapore, and New Zealand also posted positive returns.</p>

Asia Markets Close in the Green