Asian shares are mostly lower despite Wall St rally and a potential end to the US shutdown

Asian shares are mostly lower despite Wall St rally and a potential end to the US shutdown 14 mins ago Asian shares are mostly lower as a rebound fueled by buying of technology shares loses steam. Markets appeared not to react to the latest step toward ending the U.S. shutdown, after the Senate passed legislation to reopen the government. U.S. futures were little changed and oil prices slipped. On Monday, the S&P 500 climbed 1.5% and the Dow industrials gained 0.8%. The Nasdaq composite jumped 2.3% for its best day since May. Nvidia was by far the strongest force lifting the market, pulling other tech shares higher. Shares have bounced on criticism that tech share prices have shot too high due to the mania for artificial intelligence, which some likened to the 2000 dot-com bubble that ulti