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Asian shares mixed after tech-led decline on Wall St
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Asian markets are mixed after more declines in big technology stocks pulled major indexes lower on Wall Street
BANGKOK -- Asian markets were mixed Friday after more declines in big technology stocks pulled major indexes lower on Wall Street.
Tokyo, Shanghai and Taiwan slipped but most other regional markets advanced. U.S. futures also were higher.
A resurgence of coronavirus outbreaks has added to uncertainties over a revival of tourism and other business activity across Asia.
The World Health Organization says a record 9.5 million COVID-19 cases were tallied over the last week as the omicron variant of the coronavirus swept the planet, a 71% increase from the previous 7-day period that the U.N. health agency likened to a “tsunami.”
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