Tianqi Lithium plunges in market debut as Asia stocks mostly rise; two central banks raise rates - CNBC

Shares in the Asia-Pacific were higher on Wednesday as China releases trade data, and the Bank of Korea and Reserve Bank of New Zealand hike rates.

Asia markets Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 0.34%, and the Topix index gained 0.16%. In South Korea, the Kospi advanced 0.61% and the Kosdaq was 1.29% higher. Taiwan's benchmark Taiex jumped more than 3%… [+2908 chars]

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