Asian shares mostly higher as Joe Biden inauguration approaches

Benchmarks were higher in Tokyo, Seoul and Hong Kong but slipped in Shanghai. PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 10:20 AM IST Shares advanced in Asia on Tuesday as the coming changing of the guard in the US raised hopes for more support for the economy and more aggressive measures to fight the pandemic. Benchmarks were higher in Tokyo, Seoul and Hong Kong but slipped in Shanghai. World markets were subdued on Monday, with US exchanges closed for a holiday. President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for treasury secretary, former Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen is calling on Congress to do more to...