TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mixed Tuesday in the absence of key market-driving news in the region, after a seemingly relentless rally continued on Wall Street.
Tokyo trading was closed for a national holiday. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 climbed 0.4% to 8,845.90. South Korea’s Kospi added 0.6% to 3,488.23. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng slipped 1.0% to 26,080.91, as investors continued to watch ongoing talks about U.S. tariffs. The Shanghai Composite dropped 0.7% to 3,800.21.
On Wall Street, the S&P 500 rose 0.4% after erasing a modest loss from the morning. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 66 points, or 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.7%. It was the third straight day where all three indexes set an all-time high.
“Every time the market seems to be running out of momentum, i