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Global shares advance, while most Asian markets are closed for the Lunar New Year
By YURI KAGEYAMA
Updated 3:05 PM IST, February 17, 2026
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TOKYO (AP) — European shares advanced Tuesday after a quiet day in Asia, where most markets were closed for Lunar New Year holidays.
France’s CAC 40 inched up 0.1% to 8,318.51, while Germany’s DAX gained 0.2% to 24,845.47. Britain’s FTSE 100 picked up 0.4% to 10,481.00.
The future for the S&P 500 was down 0.3% while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged 0.1% lower.
Weak economic data for Japan appeared to be clouding sentiment in Tokyo, and a 5.1% decline for tech giant SoftBank Group also pulled shares lower. The decline follows a big rally after a resounding win for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s ruling party in a Feb. 8 general election.
The Nikkei 225 slipped 0.4% to finish at 56,566.49.
Traders likely were locking in profits from the recent gains that took the Nikkei to record levels. Polls show Takaichi’s popularity is slowly slipping, as hopes for economic revival from her plans to increase government spending and cut taxes subside.
In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.2% to 8,958.90, while India’s Sensex edged 0.2% higher. In Thailand, the SET added 1.4%.
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