Markets in Japan and mainland China gained Friday, following another record day on Wall Street, as most other major global markets were closed for the Good Friday holiday. Japan’s Nikkei 225 NIK, +1.58% rose 1.1%, with SoftBank 9984, +4.22% rising more than 3%. The Shanghai Composite SHCOMP, +0.52% edged 0.4% …
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