Asian shares Friday were mixed, with Chinese technology stocks rising as most other Asian equities declined.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.

Asian shares are trading mostly higher after a Wall Street rally that followed profit reports from major companies

Asia shares are mostly declining as worries grow about President Donald Trump imposing tariffs on key U.S. trading partners

The German and French stock markets were down about 2%, and London's FTSE 100 dropped more 1%, according to the British Broadcasting Corporation. However, the U.S. dollar strengthened on the currency markets as the Canadian dollar plunged to its lowest level since 2003, the BBC also reports.

U.S. stocks are falling Friday after a discouraging report suggested U.S. consumers are bracing for much higher inflation, while a separate update gave a mixed picture of the U.S. job market. The S&P 500 was 0.

A gauge of Chinese tech shares trading in Hong Kong was poised to enter a technical bull market after DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence model ignited interest in China’s internet firms.

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