Japan ruling party victory boosts Nikkei; rest of Asia mixed
TOKYO (AP) — Shares were mixed Monday in Asia, while Japan's benchmark rose on the back of a parliamentary election victory by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democrats, who had promised stability and growth.
KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 1.1 percent to 21,696.65. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.2 percent to 5,894.00. South Korea's Kospi was flat at 2,490.05. Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.6 percent to 28,327.36, while the Shanghai Composite inched up nearly 0.1 percent to 3,380.70. India's Sensez fell 0.2 percent and shares in Southeast Asia were mixed.
WALL STREET: Wall Street ended the week with the Standard & Poor's 500 and Dow Jones indexes reaching their fifth record close in a row. The S&P 500 index rose 0.