Asia’s tech shares climb, following US peers higherReuters, TOKYOTech stocks climbed in Asia on Friday, following US peers higher, while Chinese property stocks rallied following a surprise interest payment by debt-ridden property developer China Evergrande Group (恆大集團). The MSCI Asia-Pacific Index gained 0.2 percent to 200.17, up 0.9 percent weekly. The TAIEX on Friday edged down less than 0.1 percent to close at 16,888.74 points, paring its weekly gain to 0.6 percent. Japan’s Nikkei 225 on Friday advanced 0.3 percent to 28,804.85 points, led by technology shares, while energy and basic materials shares were the biggest drags. India’s SENSEX fell 0.2 percent on Friday, taking its weekly loss to 0.8 percent.

Source: Taipei Times October 23, 2021 20:38 UTC