Wall Street closed its dreary February on a brighter note, as U.S. stock indexes rallied. The S&P 500 jumped 1.6% Friday to trim its loss for the month, enough to make it the worst since only December instead of since April.

Asian Shares Slide After Slight Gains on Wall Street BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower on Thursday after U.S. stock indexes drifted to a mixed finish, with the S&P 500 closing just an iota higher.

Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Thursday as investors weighed fresh tariff threats from US President Donald Trump and reacted to corporate shake-ups in Japan. While Australia’s ASX 200 gained, Japan’s Nikkei 225 hovered around the flatline,