TOKYO – Asian shares were mixed Tuesday, after the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a record high on optimism that a vaccine may soon control the coronavirus and the economic destruction it’s caused.Moderna said its COVID-19 vaccine appears to be 94.5% effective, according to preliminary data.
It’s the second time this month that a company unveiled such encouraging numbers about a vaccine, boosting hopes that the global economy can return to some semblance of normal next year.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.3% to 25,994.37 in afternoon trading, after momentarily reaching a 29-year high of above 26,000 earlier in the day.