MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Shares in Asia mostly traded higher Thursday after a rally of technology stocks steadied Wall Street and a slide in the dollar made Asian assets more attractive.

U.S. futures were mixed while oil prices were lower.

Japan's Nikkei 225 jumped 1.5% to 42,576.37 while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 added 1% to 8,828.30. South Korea's Kospi rose 0.1% to 3,188.52. Taiwan Taiex climbed 0.3% while India's BSE Sensex added 0.5%.

The Chinese markets bucked the trend, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng index down 1.1% to 25,057.01. The Shanghai Composite index fell 1.7% to 3,748.09 on fears regulators will intervene amid excessive stock gains and liquidity.

On Wednesday, Wall Street steadied after Alphabet and other technology stocks rallied. It also got some relief from easing pres

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