Asian shares are mostly higher Thursday as investors await U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s unveiling of the details of his economic stimulus proposal.
The Nikkei in Tokyo finished 0.8% higher, while the S&P/ASX index in Sydney rose 0.4%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index earned 0.9% Seoul’s KOSPI index earned 1.6 points, but was unchanged in percentage terms (+0.05%).
The Composite index in Shanghai was down 0.9%, while Taipei’s TSEC index lost 0.4%.
In late afternoon trading Mumbai’s Sensex is up 0.2%.
In commodities trading, gold is selling at $1,840.60 an ounce, down 0.7%. U.S crude oil is selling at $53.10 per barrel, up 0.3%, and Brent crude is selling at $56.20 per barrel, up 0.2%.
In futures trading, the S&P and Dow are trending higher, while the Nasdaq is in negative territory.