Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Friday, after U.S. stocks declined overnight as Nvidia shares tumbled despite a quarterly earnings beat.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 gained another 96.88 points, or 0.2%, to 58,850.27, another fresh high. The benchmark Japanese index hit 59,000 for the first time on Thursday before paring gains slightly.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng triumphed 249.52 points, or 1%, to 26,630.54.
Asia tech stocks declined. SK Hynix, which is a key supplier of high-bandwidth memory to Nvidia, dipped 3.46%. Samsung Electronics, which has been a decades-old partner of Nvidia, fell 0.69%.
SoftBank Group, a major investor in AI companies, declined over 2.6%.
In other markets
Markets in Taiwan were shuttered for holiday.
In China, the CSI 300 lost 16.23 points, or 0.3%, to 4,710.65.
In Singapore, the Straits Times Index regained 30.69 points, or 0.6%, to 4,985.07.
In Korea, the Kospi index hesitated 63.14 points, or 1%, to 6,244.13.
In Australia, the ASX added 23.29 points, or 0.3%, to 9,198.60.
In New Zealand, the NZX 50 gained 23.29 points, or 0.3%, to 13,722.97.
