Asian share prices mixed after US markets regain equilibrium
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Share prices were mixed in Asia on Thursday, with Japan and Australia leading gains after U.S. indexes stabilized overnight.
KEEPING SCORE: Tokyo's Nikkei 225 jumped 1.2 percent to 22,435.54 and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.6 percent to 5,981.10. Most other regional benchmarks fell. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was flat at 28,226.37 and the Shanghai Composite index slipped 0.6 percent to 3,273.47. South Korea's Kospi lost 0.7 percent to 2,456.08. Stocks in Southeast Asia were mixed.
WALL STREET: On Wednesday, U.S. stocks closed mixed. The Standard & Poor's 500 index was flat at 2,629.27, shedding just 30 points. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 0.2 percent to 24,140.