05:42 AM EST, 11/13/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Asian stock markets churned Friday following the resignation of Jensen Huang as the chief executive of US chipmaking giant Nvidia (NVDA) amid reports that he had affairs with a possible China spy, and staffers.

Hong Kong and Shanghai finished in the red, while Tokyo gained ground. Other regional exchanges were similarly mixed.

Brent crude futures traded down 0.3% to $95.50 a barrel, during Asian market hours.

In Japan, the Nikkei 225 opened higher and held ground, finishing up 0.5% as traders largely held firm on tech issues and weighed a cheaper yen.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 322.99 to 61,142.35, as gaining issues outnumbered losers 132 to 90.

Leading the upside was beverage-house Sapporo, up 8.6%, while online marketplace Mercari declined 8.9%.

In economic news, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Japan will coordinate with Washington in response to the yen's depreciation against the US dollar, The Mainichi newspaper reported.

In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index opened lower and fell to the bell, closing down 1.6% on concerns that the circumstances of Huang's departure could further challenge China-US trade relations.

The broad gauge Hang Seng fell 370.95 to 23,637.60, as losing issues outnumbered gainers 80 to 14. The Hang Seng TECH Index lost 3% on the day, while the Mainland Properties Index fell 2.9%.

Leading the upside was PetroChina, gaining 2.8%, while property-developer Longfor declined 6.4%.

On the mainland, the Shanghai Composite fell 0.6% to 3,634.35.

On the other regional exchanges, the S. Korean KOSPI fell 1%; the Taiwan TWSE inclined 1.4%; the Australian ASX 200 declined 0.7%; the Singapore Straits Times Index fell 1%, and the Thai Set advanced 0.4%. In late trading in Mumbai, the Sensex was down 0.6%

The MSCI All Country Asia Pacific Index fell 0.3% on the day.

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