Asian Shares Mixed as DeepSeek Lifts Chinese Tech Stocks

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 dipped nearly 0.72% in afternoon trading to 38,787.02. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 slid just 0.11% to 8,511.40. South Korea’s Kospi declined 0.58% to 2,521.92. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose 0.91% to 21,081.72, while the Shanghai Composite was up 1.01% to 3,303.67.