Asian markets mostly gain in quiet trading during US holiday
SEOUL, South Korea — Asian stock markets were mostly higher Friday in subdued trading after U.S. markets were closed on the Thanksgiving holiday. Japan’s benchmark rose as the dollar remained at an eight-month high against the yen.
KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.6 percent to 18,437.50 and South Korea’s Kospi stayed flat at 1,971.94. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose 0.4 percent to 22,701.72, but the Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.2 percent to 3,237.31.