Asian markets were largely mixed on Friday after technology stocks lifted the S&P500 index to a new record even as investors weighed an unexpected rise in the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits. Japan's Nikkei rose 0.8 per cent, Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.3 per cent, China's Shanghai Composite declined 0.26 per cent, while Korea's Kospi edged 0.1 per cent lower.from Stocks-Markets-Economic Times
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