Global stock markets were mixed on Friday, tracking moves on Wall Street in New York’s final trading session of the week.
U.S. markets are closed on Friday for the Independence Day holiday.
The Nikkei 225 regained 1,010.92 points, or 1.5%, to 69,744.07.
In Japan, computer memory manufacturer Kioxia, which fell nearly 12% at the open, staged a comeback, rising more than 7% in afternoon trade.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index gained 295 points, or 1.3%, to 23,350.03.
Korean tech stocks rebounded on Friday, with SK Hynix paring losses at the start of the session to jump around 10% while Samsung
Electronics extended its morning gains to soar more than 8%.
Gains by the two index heavyweights pushed South Korea’s benchmark Kospi index up more than 6%, triggering a trading “sidecar” halt during the session.
The regional tech rally extended to Hong Kong, where notable players Knowledge Atlas, the Hong Kong-listed firm behind Zhipu, soared nearly 10% and Manycore Tech jumped 8%.
In other markets;
In Shanghai, the CSI index took on 29.88 points, or 0.6%, to 4,842.17
In Korea, the Kospi index rebounded 440.25 points, or 5.8%, to 8.088.34.
In Singapore, the Straits Times 50 index added 27.14 points, or 0.5%, to 5,244.29
The Taiex index in Taiwan gained 36.46 points, or 0.1%, to 46,780.62.
In New Zealand, the NZX 50 recovered 36.23 points, or 0.3%, to 13,618.42.
In Australia, the ASX jumped 119.92 points, or 1.4% to 8,744.41.
