Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street slips lower and bitcoin bounces higher
by Elaine Kurtenbach
Feb 29, 2024
3 minutes
Shares were mixed in Asia on Thursday after a lackluster day on Wall Street, where selling of technology stocks pulled benchmarks lower.
U.S. futures were flat and oil prices also were barely changed.
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index was down 0.1% at 39,166.19 after data showed factory output falling in January at the fastest pace since May 2020, although retail sales were stronger than expected.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng added 0.4% to 16,604.18 and the Shanghai Composite index
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