China’s growing clout in the artificial intelligence space has sparked a wave of optimism toward the nation’s tech shares, with a gauge approaching a technical bull market and brokers issuing upbeat calls.

Asian shares Friday were mixed, with Chinese technology stocks rising as most other Asian equities declined. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 dipped nearly 0.44% in early trading to

China’s DeepSeek and President Trump’s tariffs can’t seem to derail the stock market. The S&P 500 is coming off back-to-back winning sessions, shrugging off two sizable sell-offs in back-to-back weeks as well as a weak showing from Big Tech earnings.

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