Asian shares mixed on hopes for avoiding recession

FILE - A person wearing a protective mask stands in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in a cold morning, on Jan. 23, 2023, in Tokyo. Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023 amid hopes Western economies can avoid a recession despite higher interest rates to cool inflation. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Asian shares mixed on hopes for avoiding recession