Asia stocks mixed as tech gains offset weaker oil
KOSPI rose 1.7% to 7,007.72, Hang Seng added 0.96% to 24,989, Shanghai Composite gained 1% to 3,949.91, while ASX was flat at 8,731. Tokyo markets were closed for the Silver Week holiday. Samsung Electronics jumped 5% and SK Hynix rose 0.6%.
South Korea’s KOSPI rose 1.7% to 7,007.72, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng added 0.96% to 24,989, China’s Shanghai Composite gained 1% to 3,949.91 and Australia’s ASX was flat at 8,731. Tokyo was closed for the Silver Week holiday. Samsung Electronics jumped 5%, while memory chipmaker SK Hynix climbed 0.6% as US President…