In Asia, the Nikkei 225 remained flat, while the Topix, Japan’s broader gauge of equity performance, lost 0.3%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng slid 0.3% while the Shanghai Composite added 0.1%. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 contracted by 0.2% and the South Korean Kospi advanced by 0.9% to close at an all-time high. Japanese benchmarks were impacted by […]