A woman standing in front of an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo. Asian shares rose on Friday (Jan 1) as worries receded the United States and Iran might be stepping closer to the edge of war, and US indexes hit records. - AP
TOKYO/SINGAPORE: Asian shares rose on Friday (Jan 1) as worries receded the United States and Iran might be stepping closer to the edge of war, and US indexes hit records.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 edged up 0.5% to finish at 23,850.57. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.8% to 6,929.00. South Korea's Kospi gained 0.9% to 2,206.39. Hong Kong's Hang Seng is up 0.2% at 28,607.79, while the Shanghai Composite lost 0.1% to 3,091.48.
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