Asian shares trade higher after mixed trading on Wall Street

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TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Friday as markets continued to be moderately optimistic about the prospects of technology companies and the relative health of global economies. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.5% to reach 38,566.40 after data on the world’s fourth largest economy came in mostly positive. Industrial production rose 2.8% in July from the previous month, a rebound from minus 4.2% in June, according to Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. That was weaker than what the market had expected, but a sign of growth. In other findings, the unemployment rate rose to 2.7% in July, up...