Jitters eased over the visit of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan after she left for South Korea and then later Japan. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.6% in morning trading. Analysts say some geopolitical risks remain, with China conducting military exercises near the self-ruled island that it claims as its own territory. Investors cheered a report on the services sector, which makes up the bulk of the economy, grew faster than expected in July. Technology companies, retailers and communications companies were some of the biggest winners. Only energy sector stocks fell, dragged down by lower oil prices, with only energy stocks falling by lower prices of the dollar. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.29% to 32, . . .
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