Asian shares advance after weak US retail data weigh on Wall Street
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A screen above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange displays the closing number for the Dow Jones industrial average, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, as it closed above the 50,000 level for the first time. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NYSE President Lynn Martin wears a "DOW 50,000" cap to watch closing bell ceremonies as the Dow Jones industrial average closed above the 50,000 level for the first time, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)Currency traders watch monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top center left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)Currency traders watch monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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A screen above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange displays the closing number for the Dow Jones industrial average, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, as it closed above the 50,000 level for the first time. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)