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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Yuri Kageyama

Asian shares edge higher after Wall Street climb, even as Brent oil keeps rising

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Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday following a rally on Wall Street, despite concerns about higher oil prices and inflation.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 1.9% to 67,511.12, after the government reported that both imports and exports rose last month from a year earlier, as the weakening yen raised the value of both when converted from dollars to yen.

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