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Asian shares higher on strong lead from Wall Street Asian shares higher on strong lead from Wall Street
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Asian shares headed higher on Wednesday, getting a strong lead from Wall Street where rising oil prices led to a rebound in the market.Asian shares headed higher on Wednesday, getting a strong lead from Wall Street where rising oil prices led to a rebound in the market.
The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones indexes both gained over 1% as oil prices rallied overnight to climb by around 3% after Monday's declines.The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones indexes both gained over 1% as oil prices rallied overnight to climb by around 3% after Monday's declines.
Encouraging economic data such as housing and consumer confidence in the US also boosted investor sentiment.Encouraging economic data such as housing and consumer confidence in the US also boosted investor sentiment.
Japan's Nikkei was up 0.5% to 19,069.95 in the year's final trading day. Japan's Nikkei was up 0.6% to 19,097.14 in the year's final trading day.
Japanese markets will be closed on Thursday for a public holiday.Japanese markets will be closed on Thursday for a public holiday.
In Australia, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was up 1% to 5,320, leading the gains in the region. Rest of Asia
But commodity shares still weighed on the market with shares of mining giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto down 0.9% and 0.7% respectively. In Australia, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was up 0.7% to 5,304.20, leading the gains in the region.
South Korea's Kospi index was higher by 0.4% to 1,973.13 points. But commodity shares still weighed on the market with shares of mining giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto down 0.9% and 0.4% respectively.
Chinese shares were barely unchanged with the Shanghai Composite trading flat at 3,565.77, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was up 0.1% to 22,016.92.
South Korea's Kospi index was higher by 0.1% to 1,967.60 points.
Investors ignored data that showed industrial production saw its worst decline in 10 months in November on slumping global demand for exports.Investors ignored data that showed industrial production saw its worst decline in 10 months in November on slumping global demand for exports.
Factory output fell a seasonally adjusted 2.1% from a month earlier, according to Statistics Korea.Factory output fell a seasonally adjusted 2.1% from a month earlier, according to Statistics Korea.