Asian shares gain in quiet holiday trading after Wall St's eighth winning week

A person walks past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Monday, Dec. 25, 2023, in Tokyo. Asian shares were mixed on Monday after Wall Street capped its eighth straight winning week with a quiet finish following reports showing inflation on the way down and the economy potentially on the way up. - AP

SINGAPORE (AP): Asian shares were mostly higher on Monday after Wall Street capped its eighth straight winning week with a quiet finish following reports showing inflation on the way down and the economy potentially on the way up.

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 added 0.3% to 33,254.03 and the Shanghai Composite index edged 0.1% higher, to 2,918.93. The Taiex in Taiwan gained 0.1% and Bangkok’s SET rose 0.1%.