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Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street’s strong start to the year cools

Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street’s strong start to the year cooled. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 fell more than 1%, while South Korea’s Kospi added 0.6%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost 1.2%, and the Shanghai Composite gained less than 0.1%. On Wednesday, U.S. stocks declined after homebuilder stocks we…