HONG KONG — (AP) — Asian shares Friday were mixed, with Chinese technology stocks rising as most other Asian equities ...

Xiaomi’s shares hit a new intraday high in Hong Kong as optimism grew over the earnings outlook for the Chinese consumer-electronics specialist this year.

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