TOKYO – Asian shares mostly rose Wednesday, cheered by the gains on Wall Street as investors welcomed a batch of solid earnings reports from U.S.
companies. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.3% to 23,647.63. South Korea's Kospi added 0.3% to 2,366.15, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 edged up 0.1% to 66,191.80.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng jumped 0.7% to 24,750.04. The Shanghai Composite slipped 0.5% to 3,312.28. India's Sensex added 0.6% to 40,767.14.
Shares rose in Taiwan and Singapore but fell in Jakarta.Asian shares have tracked moves on Wall Street lately, as much of the region's export-dependent economies depend on robust trade, slammed by the coronavirus pandemic.