Asian shares mixed after US gains amid global uncertainties

TOKYO - Asian shares were mixed Friday, after Wall Street indexes posted modest gains, cheered by solid profits and forecasts from U.S. technology companies.     Global uncertainties over the U.S.-China trade war and Brexit weighed on investor sentiments. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 inched up less than 0.1% in morning trading to 22,747.98. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.6% to 6,734.40. South Korea's Kospi was little changed, inching down to 2,085.45. Hong Kong's Hang Seng dipped 0.5% to 26,674.40, while the Shanghai Composite slipped 0.5% to 2,925.55. Traders have braced for weaker results this earnings season amid concerns about the costly trade war b...

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