Asia Shares Mixed, Oil Prices Flat

Asian shares are mixed after a short-lived armed rebellion in Russia added to uncertainties over the war in Ukraine. Benchmarks rose in Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seoul and fell in Shanghai and Sydney.

Photo Insert: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 recouped early losses, gaining 0.2% to 32,846.24.

US futures rose and oil prices were little changed, Yuri Kageyama reported for the Associated Press (AP).

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 recouped early losses, gaining 0.2% to 32,846.24. South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.5% to 2,581.83. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was up 0.1% to 18,898.51, while the Shanghai Composite, reopening after a holiday, dropped 0.7% to 3,173.37.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.4% to 7,070.30

Wall Street marked its first losing week in the last six Friday. The S&P 500 fell 0.8% to 4,348.33, pulling back further from last week when it reached its highest level in more than a year.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.6% to 33,727.43 and the Nasdaq composite sank 1% to 13,492.52.

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