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Japan's Nikkei breaks losing streak | |
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Japan's Nikkei index rose, breaking a seven-day losing streak, despite the yen continuing to strengthen. | |
The benchmark Nikkei 225 closed up 0.2% at 15,749.84, helped by a rebound in energy and healthcare stocks. | |
But shares in exporters were hit as the dollar weakened to 108.78 yen, a 17-month low, with the US currency falling following the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve. | |
In China, the Shanghai Composite fell 32.65 points, or 1.1%, to 3,017.94. | |
Hong Kong's Hang Seng was trading higher despite falling in early trade. At midday the index was up 0.3% at 20,254.23. | |
Chinese telecoms equipment maker ZTE - whose shares are listed in Hong Kong - slumped 14% at the start of the session as trading resumed for the first time since last month. | |
That was when the US Commerce Department imposed export restrictions on the firm, for allegedly violating US export controls against Iran. | |
ZTE's shares later recovered slightly to stand down 8.7% in afternoon trade. | |
South Korea's Kospi index pared earlier losses to close up 0.1% at 1,973.89. | |
Samsung shares rose nearly 2% in early trade, after the company said it was expecting a 10% jump in operating profit for the first quarter period. However, Samsung's shares fell back and closed down 1.5%. | |
In Australia, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 finished 0.4% higher at 4,964.10. | |