Asian stocks mostly higher after Wall Street record highs
BEIJING (AP) — Most Asian stock markets were higher Wednesday after U.S. shares rose on encouraging jobs data while worries about North Korea and twin hurricane disasters eased.
KEEPING SCORE: Tokyo's Nikkei 225 rose 0.4 percent to 3,374.99 and Sydney's S&P-ASX 200 gained 0.4 percent to 5,769.90. The Shanghai Composite Index retreated 0.1 percent to 3,374.99 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 27,803.51. Seoul's Kospi advanced 0.1 percent to 2,367.10 and benchmarks in New Zealand, Jakarta and Manila also rose. Taiwan and Singapore declined.
WALL STREET: Banks rose for a second day and retailers gained after the Labor Department said numbers of job openings and new hires both grew in July.