It was mixed for leading indexes on Asian stock exchanges in the first hours of Wednesday's trading, with declines in Japan and, albeit weak, in Hong Kong.
The composite indexes in Shanghai and Shenzhen, however, were up, driven by optimism following the Chinese regime's meeting with and encouragement of Chinese tech giants and entrepreneurs the other day.
In Tokyo, affected by talk of tariffs from the American president, the Nikkei 225 index was down by half a percent and the broader Topix down 0.4 percent.
The composite indexes in Shanghai and Shenzhen were up by half a percent and 1.2 percent, respectively. In Hong Kong, however, the Hang Seng index was down by 0.3 percent.
In South Korea, the Kospi index was up significantly – plus 1.9 percent.
