Markets in Asia were generally robust Wednesday, though pulled down by losses in Japan and Hong Kong
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 cooled off 116.59 points, or 0.2%, to 66.115.60.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng dumped 239.63 points, or 1%, to 24,892.66
In Shanghai, the CSI index slid 21.9 points, or 0.5%, to 4,717.24.
Taiwan’s climb was, led by technology stocks. AI server maker Wiwynn and memory chip producer Nanya Technology both surged 10%. TSMC however declined 0.41%
In other markets;
In Singapore, the Straits Times 50 index gained 68.7 points, or 1.2%, to 5,595.42
In Korea, the Kospi index tacked on 49.75 or 0.7%, to 6,797.70
In Taiwan, the Taiex index popped 592.71 points, or 1.3%, to 44,825.78.
In New Zealand, the NZX 50 revived 107.15 points, or 0.8%, to 13,763.18.
In Australia, the ASX surged 29.67 points, or 0.3%, to 8,822.97.
