Asian Shares Rise, Tracking Wall Street Gains in Holiday-Shortened Trading Week
• Asian shares climbed, tracking Wall Street gains as markets reopened for a holiday-shortened week • Tokyo’s Nikkei index rose 1.2%; Chinese video gaming companies recouped some recent losses in Hong Kong • Wall Street indexes rose Tuesday, with the S&P 500 ending less than 0.5% below its all-time high • Bristol-Myers Squibb agreed to acquire biotech company RayzeBio for $4.1 billion • Investors are encouraged by signs inflation is declining while the economy remains resilient