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Asian benchmarks mostly rise after Wall Street decline

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Asian shares are mostly rising amid investor interest in technology-related issues, despite ongoing worries about the war in Iran. Benchmarks rose in early Thursday trading in Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong and Shanghai, while falling in Sydney. In Tokyo trading, issues expected to get a boost from the solid demand in computer chips and AI-related growth have been rising in recent sessions, including Advantest Corp., Tokyo Electron and SoftBank Group Corp. Most U.S. stocks fell.

The S&P 500 slipped 0.3% Wednesday to close out its third losing month in the last four. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.9%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.2%.

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