Asian Markets Mixed - Nikkei Hits Record High Before Closing for Holiday While Chinese Indexes Dip
• Asian shares mostly declined, though Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index touched a record high before closing for a holiday
• The Nikkei gained 0.5% to 39,309.76 before the closure; the dollar edged up slightly against the yen
• Investors sold to lock in profits from recent gains in Chinese markets after a months-long slump
• Hong Kong's Hang Seng dipped 0.7% and Shanghai Composite dropped 0.7%
• Wall Street finished at a record high on Friday, led by a strong tech sector, for its 6th weekly gain in 7 weeks