Asian stocks today: Indices trade mixed; tech firms lift HSI over 0.2%, Shanghai slips 0.1%
Asian stock markets were mixed on Wednesday as investors balanced optimism over Indonesia’s new trade agreement with the US against concerns about rising US inflation, which has led to reduced expectations of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.Japan’s Nikei traded at 39,909, up 230 points or 0.58%. Hong Kong’s HSI also surged 68 points…