Asian shares mixed on China developer, virus worriesAP, TOKYOAsian shares were mixed on Friday amid concerns over troubled Chinese real-estate developer China Evergrande Group (恆大集團) and the COVID-19 pandemic. For the week, the index lost 0.1 percent. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index surged 2.06 percent to 30,248.81 as investors returned from a midweek break, but was down 0.25 percent from a week earlier. South Korea’s KOSPI inched up 0.07 percent to 3,125.24, declining 0.49 percent from a week earlier, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.37 percent to 7,342.6, down 0.83 percent on the week. India’s SENSEX rose 0.27 percent to 60,048.47, up 1.75 percent from a week earlier.

Source: Taipei Times September 25, 2021 15:56 UTC