Stock market today: Asian stocks are mixed after US markets were closed for Juneteenth

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HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed in thin trading Thursday after U.S. markets were closed in observance of Juneteenth. U.S. futures and oil prices also were mixed. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index gained 0.2% to 38,633.02. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong shed 0.8% to 18,280.67. The Hang Seng tech index retreated 1.7%, after jumping 3.7% on Wednesday, tracking Nvidia's advance. The Shanghai Composite index dropped 0.4% to 3,005.44. The Chinese yuan was trading at its lowest level this year, with the central parity rate set at 7.1192 yuan to the U.S. dollar, according to the China Foreign Exchange...