"Alibaba's Stock Surge Boosts Hong Kong Market Amid Mixed Asia Markets"
TL;DR
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index surged almost 2% powered by tech stocks, with Alibaba jumping 6% after founder Jack Ma reportedly bought $50 million of its shares. Meanwhile, Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell, with Japan's exports beating expectations and recording a trade surplus, and New Zealand's inflation rate hitting its lowest level since June 2021. In the oil market, prices remained flat as traders tried to decipher mixed signals in the Middle East and threats to crude supplies.
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