Stock indexes in Japan and Korea gained ground Friday, supported by gains in tech stocks
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 vaulted 405.21 points, or 0.6%, to 68,713.80
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng ditched 279.66 points, or 1.1%, to 25,116.85.
Samsung took on 2.4% and SK Hynix, rose 3.2%, both of which are SAKospi heavyweights. Over in Japan, SoftBank advanced 2.94%, Advantest gained 2.6% and Nintendo rose 6.91%.
In other markets;
In Shanghai, the CSI index eked ahead 1.83 points to 4,665.88.
In Korea, the Kospi index sprang 164.6 points, or 2.4%, to 6,977.94
In Singapore, the Straits Times index revived 23.54 points, or 0.4%, to 5,743.59.
In Taiwan, the Taiex index fell 210.47 points, or 0.5%, to 45,811.01.
In New Zealand, the NZX 50 prospered 29.08 points, or 0.2%, to 13,854.38
In Australia, the ASX lost 73.28 points, or 0.8%, to 9,115.25.
