Asian shares rise as traders shrug off new China-US tariffs

TOKYO – Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday, despite jitters in the escalating trade dispute relating to the U.S. and China.

KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 added 1.Four percent noisy . trading to 23,741.29. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.Four percent to,195.70. South Korea’s Kospi slipped 0.3 % to two,303.34. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng advanced 1.0 percent to 27,355.73, although the Shanghai Composite also jumped 1.0 percent, to 2,726.27.