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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Elaine Kurtenbach

Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street logs a 3rd straight winning week

South Korea Financial Markets - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Asian shares are mixed and U.S. futures have edged higher after U.S. stocks logged their third straight winning week.

Markets were closed for a holiday in Japan, where the ruling Liberal Democrats have lost their coalition majorities in both houses of parliament for the first time since 1955 following Sunday’s election and the loss of their lower house majority in October.

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