Stock market today: Asian shares mostly higher after rebound on Wall St
Asian shares are mostly higher after U.S. stocks bounced back from Wall Street’s worst day since April to finish higher for the week. Hong Kong's Hang Seng slipped but other benchmarks advanced. Taiwan led the gains, with heavy buying of computer chip-related shares pushing the Taiex up 1.3% to a fresh record. Oil prices also rose. On Friday, the S&P 500 gained 0.7% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by less than 0.1%. The Nasdaq composite gained 1.1% to top its all-time high set earlier this week. Nvidia climbed again following its blowout profit report earlier this week to help push the market higher.