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Asian stocks are mixed as investors watch takeaways from Trump-Xi summit

The Seattle Times·CHAN HO-HIM The Associated Press·19 days ago
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HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Thursday after Wall Street set more records, as investors closely monitored takeaways from U.S. President Donald Trump’s summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing. Trump met with Xi at the Great Hall of the People and they talked about U.S.-China relations and Taiwan, but analysts did not expect major breakthroughs. U.S. futures edged higher. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index was up 0.3% to 63,448.87, after briefly reaching another all-time intraday record at above 63,700, partly supported by robust corporate results. South Korea’s Kospi was up 0.5% to 7,884.71, helped by technology-related stocks. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained 0.7% to 26,584.88. The Shanghai Composite index lost 0.9% to 4,204.41. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 edged down less than 0.1% to 8,627.80. Taiwan’s Taiex was up 0.6%, and India’s Sensex climbed 0.5%. Oil prices were trading higher, with no clear ending to the Iran war after more than two months.…

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