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Asian shares higher ahead of Russia-Ukraine peace talks

FILE - The Wall Street street sign is framed by the American flags flying outside the New York Stock exchange, Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, in the Financial District. Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street Tuesday, March 29, as another round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine got underway. The S&P 500 rose 1.1% in the early going, as did the Dow Jones Industrial Average.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) A currency trader watches computer monitors near screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), right, and the foreign exchange rates at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Wednesday as talks on ending Russia's war on Ukraine appeared to make progress. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) Currency traders watch computer monitors near screen showing the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, left, at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Wednesday as talks on ending Russia's war on Ukraine appeared to make progress. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) A currency trader stands near screens showing the foreign exchange rates at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Wednesday as talks on ending Russia's war on Ukraine appeared to make progress. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) An employee of a bank walks by screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Wednesday as talks on ending Russia's war on Ukraine appeared to make progress. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) FILE - The Wall Street street sign is framed by the American flags flying outside the New York Stock exchange, Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, in the Financial District. Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street Tuesday, March 29, as another round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine got underway. The S&P 500 rose 1.1% in the early going, as did the Dow Jones Industrial Average.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) A currency trader watches computer monitors near screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), right, and the foreign exchange rates at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Wednesday as talks on ending Russia's war on Ukraine appeared to make progress. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) Currency traders watch computer monitors near screen showing the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, left, at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Wednesday as talks on ending Russia's war on Ukraine appeared to make progress. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) A currency trader stands near screens showing the foreign exchange rates at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Wednesday as talks on ending Russia's war on Ukraine appeared to make progress. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) An employee of a bank walks by screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Wednesday as talks on ending Russia's war on Ukraine appeared to make progress. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, specialist Donald Himpele Jr., center, works with traders at his post on the floor, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Stocks rose in afternoon trading on Wall Street Tuesday as talks on ending the war in Ukraine showed signs of progress. (Courtney Crow/New York Stock Exchange via AP) In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, trader Edward Curran, right, works on the floor, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Stocks rose in afternoon trading on Wall Street Tuesday as talks on ending the war in Ukraine showed signs of progress. (Courtney Crow/New York Stock Exchange via AP) In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, specialist Donald Himpele Jr., center, works with traders at his post on the floor, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Stocks rose in afternoon trading on Wall Street Tuesday as talks on ending the war in Ukraine showed signs of progress. (Courtney Crow/New York Stock Exchange via AP) In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, trader Edward Curran, right, works on the floor, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Stocks rose in afternoon trading on Wall Street Tuesday as talks on ending the war in Ukraine showed signs of progress. (Courtney Crow/New York Stock Exchange via AP) FILE - The Wall Street street sign is framed by the American flags flying outside the New York Stock exchange, Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, in the Financial District. Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street Tuesday, March 29, as another round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine got underway. The S&P 500 rose 1.1% in the early going, as did the Dow Jones Industrial Average.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) FILE - The Wall Street street sign is framed by the American flags flying outside the New York Stock exchange, Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, in the Financial District. Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street Tuesday, March 29, as another round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine got underway. The S&P 500 rose 1.1% in the early going, as did the Dow Jones Industrial Average.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) FILE - The Wall Street street sign is framed by the American flags flying outside the New York Stock exchange, Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, in the Financial District. Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street Tuesday, March 29, as another round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine got underway. The S&P 500 rose 1.1% in the early going, as did the Dow Jones Industrial Average.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) FILE - A trader, right, talks to a pedestrian outside the New York Stock exchange, Jan. 14, 2022, in the Financial District. Stocks are off to a mixed start on Wall Street Monday, March 28, 2022 as gains for some big technology companies are offset by weakness in energy stocks as crude oil prices fall sharply. The S&P 500 was moving between small gains and losses in the early going. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 0.4% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.8%. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file) A woman walks past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index in Hong Kong Tuesday, March, 29, 2022. Asian shares are higher after an advance on Wall Street ahead of another round of talks between Russia and Ukraine. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) A woman walks past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index in Hong Kong Tuesday, March, 29, 2022. Asian shares are higher after an advance on Wall Street ahead of another round of talks between Russia and Ukraine.(AP Photo/Vincent Yu) A woman walks past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index in Hong Kong Tuesday, March, 29, 2022. Asian shares are higher after an advance on Wall Street ahead of another round of talks between Russia and Ukraine. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Asian shares higher ahead of Russia-Ukraine peace talks