Asian shares are mostly higher after Wall Street's record week

Asian shares are mostly higher after Wall Street's record week 33 mins ago Asian shares are trading mostly higher, cheered by a record-setting finish last week on Wall Street. Benchmarks rose in Monday morning trading in Tokyo, Sydney and Seoul, while falling in Hong Kong and being little changed in Shanghai. Japan's benchmark recouped the sharp declines recorded late last week over comments from the Bank of Japan that it will sell its holdings. The move is now expected to be gradual. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.7%. All three indexes hit an all-time high for the second straight day.