World Shares Rise After Wall Street Gains, Hong Kong Stocks Near 15-month Low

People stand near an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2024. Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo

HONG KONG—Shares were mixed in Asian markets Monday after Wall Street returned to record heights Friday, while Hong Kong’s benchmark dropped over 2 percent, hovering near a 15-month low. European markets opened higher.

Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.2 percent and the S&P 500 was up 0.3 percent.