Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher after another set of Wall St records

Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher after another set of Wall St records

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Asian shares are mostly higher in quiet, Good Friday holiday trading. Markets were closed in Hong Kong, Sydney, Singapore and India, which is celebrating Holi. On Thursday, Wall Street coasted to its latest winning month and quarter by rising to more records. The S&P 500 rose 0.1%, adding to its all-time high set the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite slipped 0.1%. Treasury yields inched higher in the bond market following several reports on the economy. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 4.20%. U.S. bond and stock markets will be closed for Good Friday.

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