A man is walking past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo. Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Monday, Aug. 10, 2020 after President Donald Trump issued executive orders to provide tax relief and stopgap unemployment benefits for Americans hit by the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. - AP
HONG KONG, Aug 10 (AP): Shares advanced on Monday in Asia after President Donald Trump issued executive orders to provide tax relief and stopgap unemployment benefits for Americans hit by the fallout from the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.
Benchmarks were higher in Sydney, Shanghai and Seoul, while markets were closed in Tokyo for a holiday.
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