Asian shares mostly gained on Thursday after a rally in U.S. tech stocks lifted the Nasdaq to an all-time high and helped Wall Street claw back most of its losses from earlier in the week.
South Korea's Kospi climbed 1.6% to 3,183.23 after the Bank of Korea kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged and as semiconductor shares rose following Nvidia's overnight rally on Wall Street.
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 fell 0.4 % to 39,646.36, weighed down by selling of export-oriented auto and electronics shares amid the yen's appreciation, which cuts exporters' profits.
The Hang Seng in Hong Kong added 0.1% to 23,926.09. The Shanghai Composite index rose 0.5% to 3,511.10.
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