HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares Friday were mixed, with Chinese technology stocks rising as most other Asian equities declined.

Tencent responded to the news ... Japan monetary policy decision and a more hawkish Fed weighed. A weaker Japanese Yen cushioned the downside, however, as the USD/JPY pair ended the week up ...

Tech giants Tencent (0700) rallied 1.49% ... Index slid by 1.41% amid intervention threats to stabilize the Japanese Yen. On Wednesday, Japan’s Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato reportedly ...

The Japanese yen weakened against the dollar ... and the Shanghai Composite index dropped 1.5% to 3,182.49. Shares of Tencent fell 2.1%, and shares in CATL, the world’s largest battery maker ...

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 0.3% to 39,981.06. The U.S. dollar was trading at 157.97 yen, down from 158.06 ... Shares of Tencent fell 2.4%, and shares in CATL, the world’s largest ...

The largest private banks are digital lenders WeBank and MYbank, which are backed by tech giants Tencent ... growth in Japanese real wages in December, underpinning the Japanese Yen.

The yen firmed on this notion, further pressuring Japanese stocks, especially those with export exposure. All three indexes were for weekly losses, with the Hang Seng falling 2.2% after Tencent ...

The yen strengthened and Japanese government bond yields rose ... lifted by tech stocks like Tencent and Baidu. The dollar weakened in Asian trade after Trump said that he would rather not impose ...

Hong Kong's Hang Seng surged 1.86 percent to 20,066.19, lifted by tech stocks like Tencent and Baidu. Japanese markets surrendered ... pace in 16 months. The yen gained and bond yields rose ...

In Japan, the No. 3 movie market, ticket sales measured in yen slumped 10 per cent in 2024 ... which is dominated by platforms such as Tencent’s WeTV and Baidu’s iQiyi – is now worth ...

In Japan, the No 3 movie market, ticket sales measured in yen slumped 10 per cent last year ... The Chinese online video market – which is dominated by platforms such as Tencent’s WeTV and Baidu’s ...

This has been further supported by remarks from Japan's Finance Minister about potential government intervention. Traders are now starting to wonder whether Yen Carry Trade is once again setting ...