Asian shares gain, lifted by strong consumer sentiment data


              A woman wearing a face mask walks past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index in Hong Kong, Monday, July 18, 2022. Shares have opened higher in Asia after gains on Wall Street on Friday following some encouraging news about U.S. consumer sentiment and inflation expectations. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
            
              A man wearing a face mask walks past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index in Hong Kong, Monday, July 18, 2022. Shares have opened higher in Asia after gains on Wall Street on Friday following some encouraging news about U.S. consumer sentiment and inflation expectations. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
            
              A woman wearing a face mask walks past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index in Hong Kong, Monday, July 18, 2022. Shares have opened higher in Asia after gains on Wall Street on Friday following some encouraging news about U.S. consumer sentiment and inflation expectations. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
            
              A woman wearing a face mask walks past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index in Hong Kong, Monday, July 18, 2022. Shares have opened higher in Asia after gains on Wall Street on Friday following some encouraging news about U.S. consumer sentiment and inflation expectations. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Asian shares gain, lifted by strong consumer sentiment data