Asian shares mostly rose in early Wednesday trading, echoing the rally on Wall Street that came as oil prices eased on hopes the United States and Iran may try again on talks to end their war.
Japan's Nikkei 225 gained 0.5% to 58,162.84. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was little changed, inching up less than 0.1% to 8,977.90. South Korea's Kospi jumped 3.0% to 6,145.18. Hong Kong's Hang Seng edged up 0.7% to 26,045.80, while the Shanghai Composite gained 0.2% to 4,033.88.
