An employee of a bank walks near the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Monday (Sept 28, 2020). Asian shares were mostly higher in muted trading Monday, ahead of the first US presidential debate and a national holiday in China later in the week. - AP
TOKYO, Sept 28 (AP): Asian shares were mixed in muted trading Monday, ahead of the first US presidential debate and a national holiday in China later in the week.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 1.3% in afternoon trading to 23,511.62, while South Korea's Kospi added 1.4% to 2,310.85.
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