Asian shares are mixed after stocks add a bit to their records on Wall Street

Asian shares are mixed after stocks add a bit to their records on Wall Street 42 mins ago Asian shares are mixed on Friday as investors await a key U.S. inflation report. U.S. futures and oil prices slipped after gains in technology stocks on Wall Street helped propel U.S. stocks to another all-time high. Tokyo's benchmark fell after data released Friday showed Japan’s factory output slumped in July as higher tariffs hit on exports to the United States. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% on Thursday to its second record in a row. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.2%, eking out an all-time high of its own. The Nasdaq composite added 0.5%. The advances were driven largely by gains in huge tech companies including Broadcom, Alphabet and Amazon, even as many stocks fell.