HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares Friday were mixed, with Chinese technology stocks rising as most other Asian equities declined.

Asia shares are mostly declining as worries grow about President Donald Trump imposing tariffs on key U.S. trading partners

Some calm is returning to Wall Street, and U.S. stock indexes are making only modest moves after much of Europe and Asia rose earlier in the day

Asian shares were trading mostly higher Thursday, after a Wall Street rally that followed profit reports from major companies. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 gained nearly 0.2% in early trading to 38,888.

China’s growing clout in the artificial intelligence space has sparked a wave of optimism toward the nation’s tech shares, with a gauge entering a bull market and brokers issuing upbeat calls.

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Shares were mixed in thin Asian trading on Monday after U.S. stocks edged back from their all-time high. Oil prices fell and U.S. futures sank, while Chinese shares shed some of their early gains after a survey of manufacturers showed export orders dropping to a five-month low.