Asian shares rise on optimism about Trump's recovery

Passersby wearing protective face masks walk past a screen displaying Nikkei share average and world stock indexes outside a brokerage, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan on Monday (Oct 5, 2020.) Shares rose Monday in Asia as investors were encouraged by positive reports about President Donald Trump’s health after he tested positive for the Covid-19. - AP

TOKYO Oct 5 (AP): Shares rose on Monday in Asia as investors were encouraged by positive reports about President Donald Trump’s health after he tested positive for the Covid-19 (coronavirus).

Trump briefly ventured out in a motorcade on Sunday to salute cheering supporters. Trump’s medical team reported that his blood oxygen level had dropped twice in recent days, and that they gave him a steroid typically only recommended for the very sick.