Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after another Wall Street record day

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Stocks are mixed in Asia after Wall Street tapped fresh records, led by big gains in chipmakers. Japan's Nikkei 225 topped 41,000 for the first time early Friday but then fell back. Chinese property and tech companies weighed on markets in Shanghai and Hong Kong. On Thursday, the S&P 500 rose 0.3% to an all-time high for a third straight day.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.7% to 39,781.37, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.2% to 16,401.84. Both indexes added to records set a day earlier. Accenture was another weight on the market after dropping 9.3%. The consulting and professional services company reported stronger profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected. But its forecast for profit over this full fiscal year fell short of estimates.

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