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FILE - People look at an electronic stock board showing Japan's stock prices at a securities firm on Jan. 17, 2024, in Tokyo. Asian shares mostly rose Friday, Feb. 2, helped by optimism about technology shares following a Wall Street rally led by big tech stocks. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Stock market today: Asian stocks are mixed after Wall Street slips to its worst loss in 4 months

Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street fell to its worst loss since September as the Federal Reserve indicated cuts to interest rates are not imminent

By ELAINE KURTENBACH
Published - Feb 01, 2024, 03:21 AM ET
Last Updated - Feb 01, 2024, 03:21 AM EST

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after Wall Street fell to its worst loss since September as the Federal Reserve indicated cuts to interest rates are not imminent.

U.S. futures rose while oil prices declined.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng advanced, but ceded much of its early gains. It was up 0.5% at 15,566.21, while the Shanghai Composite index lost 0.6% to 2,770.74.

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 sank 0.8% to 36,011.46 and the Kospi in Seoul climbed 1.8% to 2,542.46.

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