Asian Markets Stabilize as Technology Stocks Recover Slightly

In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.2 percent and the Topix rose 0.5 percent.

South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.4 percent.

Chinese stock markets, however, moved in different directions. The Shanghai Composite rose 0.2 percent, while the Shenzhen Component fell 0.6 percent.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 0.8 percent.