Asian Stocks Advance Amid Quiet Holiday Trading
Asian share prices edged higher during a thinly traded session, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 leading gains at 1.31% to 36,516. The advance followed Wall Street’s seventh consecutive day of recovery, despite lingering trade tensions between the U.S. and China.
Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 barely moved, closing at 8,137.40. Most regional markets remained shuttered for Labor Day, leaving traders to digest the Bank of Japan’s decision to maintain its benchmark rate unchanged.