Wall Street Rally, Japan Election Drive Asian Shares Higher

Wall Street Rally, Japan Election Drive Asian Shares Higher
People walk below an electronic stock board at a conference hall in Tokyo, Japan on Nov. 1, 2021. Koji Sasahara/AP Photo
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Stocks advanced in Asia on Monday, with Tokyo’s benchmark up 2.2 percent after the ruling Liberal Democrats won a stronger than expected majority in an election Sunday.

Shares rose in all regional markets except Hong Kong.