Asian shares advance after Wall St rally; gold extends gains

A woman wearing a face mask stands beneath a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange in Hong Kong Tuesday, July 28, 2020. Shares advanced in Asia on Tuesday after US stocks resumed their upward march on Wall Street, while the price of gold pushed to nearly $1,970 per ounce. - AP

MITO, Japan, July 28 (AP): Shares advanced in Asia on Tuesday after US stocks resumed their upward march on Wall Street, while the price of gold pushed to nearly $1,975 per ounce.

Benchmarks climbed in Hong Kong, Tokyo and Shanghai after the S&P 500 rose 0.7% overnight.