Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise after Wall Street rally
Asian shares mostly rose Thursday after Wall Street rallied to its best day since June after pressures from the bond market relaxed a bit. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.9% in afternoon trading to 32,289.67. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 added 0.5% to 7,182.10. South Korea’s Kospi jumped 1.2% to 2,534.60. The Bank of Korea’s Monetary Policy Board left the base rate unchanged at 3.50%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng surged 2.1% to 18,220.68, while the Shanghai Composite rose 0.3% to 3,088.74. A major event of the week for markets is a speech later in the day by U.S. Federal