
Shares were higher in Asia on Monday after Wall Street capped a week of losses with a broad rally for stocks Friday.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index surged 1% to 20,507.34, while the Shanghai Composite index gained 0.7% to 3,251.54. In Seoul, the Kospi jumped 1.4% to 2,363.36. Australia'sS&P/ASX 500 added 0.5% to 6,637.50.