Asia-Pacific markets set to trade mixed; U.S. markets closed for Thanksgiving – CNBC

Central Tokyo skyline with Tokyo Tower and Shiba Park, Minato-ku.Ippei Naoi | Moment | Getty ImagesShares in the Asia-Pacific were mostly lower as markets in the U.S. were closed for the Thanksgiving holiday and slated to end its session early on Friday.In Japan, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.34% and the Topix was 0.13% lower as the nation’s capital city saw the highest core consumer price index reading since 1982. In South Korea, the Kospi fell 0.1% and the S&P/ASX 200 in Australia rose 0.26%.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index traded 1% lower, with the Hang Seng Tech index losing more than 2%. In mainland China, the Shanghai Composite gained 0.5% and the Shenzhen Component traded 0.2% lower.China’s reported Covid cases continued to rise Thursday. Zhengzhou, where protests took place at Apple supplier Foxconn’s iPhone factory, said it would conduct mass testing.Hong Kong movers: Casinos, technology stocks drop on rising China case numbersHong Kong-listed stocks related to reopening and technology fell in Asia’s morning session following reports of a surge of Covid cases in China.Shares of casino operator MGM China fell more than 4%, Wynn Macau lost 2.5%, Sands China fell 3%, and SJM Holdings also lost 2.7%.Technology stocks such as Tencent also dropped more than
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