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Asia report: SoftBank, Toyota lift Nikkei as rest of region sinks

By Josh White

Date: Friday 08 Aug 2025

(Sharecast News) - Asia-Pacific equity markets ended mostly lower on Friday, mirroring weakness on Wall Street, where two of the three major indices slipped overnight.
Despite a strong showing in Japan, losses across China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand dragged the broader regional picture into negative territory.

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