Nikkei Jumps as Hang Seng Dives
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Asian markets showed mixed performance. Japan's Nikkei surged 1.4% to 67,743.85, supported by tech gains. South Korea's Kospi rose 0.6%, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.7%. Shanghai's CSI index jumped 2.5%. Other regional indices like Singapore's Straits Times and New Zealand's NZX 50 gained, whereas Taiwan's Taiex and Australia's ASX declined.
Japan and Korea showed gains Thursday, while issues in Hong Kong faded.
The Nikkei 225 recovered 924.8 points, or 1.4%, to 67,743.85. Tokyo Electron rose 5.51%, Advantest gained 5.86% and Rakuten Group added 0.49%.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index dropped 169.28 points, or 0.7%, to 24,030.18.
Both Japan and Korea were supported by gains in tech stocks. Samsung gathered 0.2% and SK Hynix climbed more than 5%. Both are Kospi heavyweights.
In other markets;
In Shanghai, the CSI index perked 120.78 points, or 2.5%, to 4,876.31.
In Korea, the Kospi index was positive 45.12 points, or 0.6%, to 7,291.91
In Singapore, the Straits Times 50 index added 64.31 points, or 1.2%, to 5,433.88
The Taiex index in Taiwan weakened 379.8 points, or 0.8%, to 45,345.61
In New Zealand, the NZX 50 regained 120.49 points, or 0.9%, to 13,785.67.
In Australia, the ASX fell 22.55 points, or 0.3% to 8,762.54.