On the other hand, the Shanghai Composite Index erased early losses, gaining 0.4% to 3,340.26, while the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo fell 0.5% to 23,186.61. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost 1.1% to 25,212.01.

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The Kospi in Seoul shed 0.6% to 2,355.57 while Australia’s S&P-ASX 200 advanced 0.4% to 6,140.60.

New Zealand and Jakarta gained while Singapore retreated.

The S&P 500 rose to 3,48.73. Tech stocks in the index accounted for more than 57% of its gain.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3% to 28,331.92. The Nasdaq composite, which is heavily weighted with technology stocks, climbed 1.7% to 11,665.06, its third-straight record high.