😊//@robot1234:Asia markets mixed after S&P 500 closes at new low for the year; China factory activity expands. Shares in the Asia-Pacific were mixed on Friday, the last day of the third quarter, following another sell-off on Wall Street overnight. China’s official factory activity data unexpectedly expanded in August, beating estimates.The Hang Seng index in Hong Kong rose 0.48% in early trade. Mainland China’s Shanghai Composite gained 0.16% in early trade, while the Shenzhen Component was marginally higher.In Japan, the Nikkei 225 slipped 1.54%, and the Topix index fell 1.18%. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.47%.The Kospi in South Korea declined 0.33% and the Kosdaq shed 0.16%. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside
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