Stock market today: Asian shares mixed after Wall Street slips, led by tech giants
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People walk in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities firm in Tokyo, Dec. 27, 2024. FILE - The New York Stock Exchange is shown behind the statue titled "Fearless Girl" in New York, Dec. 12, 2024. FILE - People photograph the New York Stock Exchange in New York's Financial District, Dec. 23, 2024.
Asian shares were mixed on Monday after stocks fell broadly on Friday as Wall Street closed out a holiday-shortened week on a down note.
In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te waves with the Taiwanese flag during a flag-raising ceremony in Taipei, Taiwan, Jan. 1, 2025.
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