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Asian shares mostly higher after tepid gains on Wall Street

In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, George Ettinger, right, works with fellow traders on the floor, Friday, April 8, 2022. Treasury yields continued rising as traders get accustomed to the Federal Reserve's ongoing policy pivot to fighting inflation instead of stimulating the economy. (Courtney Crow/New York Stock Exchange via AP)

In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, trader Michael Capolino, right center, works on the floor, Friday, April 8, 2022. Treasury yields continued rising as traders get accustomed to the Federal Reserve's ongoing policy pivot to fighting inflation instead of stimulating the economy. (Courtney Crow/New York Stock Exchange via AP)

In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, George Ettinger, right, works with fellow traders on the floor, Friday, April 8, 2022. Treasury yields continued rising as traders get accustomed to the Federal Reserve's ongoing policy pivot to fighting inflation instead of stimulating the economy. (Courtney Crow/New York Stock Exchange via AP)

In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, trader Michael Capolino, right center, works on the floor, Friday, April 8, 2022. Treasury yields continued rising as traders get accustomed to the Federal Reserve's ongoing policy pivot to fighting inflation instead of stimulating the economy. (Courtney Crow/New York Stock Exchange via AP)

In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, George Ettinger, right, works with fellow traders on the floor, Friday, April 8, 2022. Treasury yields continued rising as traders get accustomed to the Federal Reserve's ongoing policy pivot to fighting inflation instead of stimulating the economy. (Courtney Crow/New York Stock Exchange via AP)

In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, trader Michael Capolino, right center, works on the floor, Friday, April 8, 2022. Treasury yields continued rising as traders get accustomed to the Federal Reserve's ongoing policy pivot to fighting inflation instead of stimulating the economy. (Courtney Crow/New York Stock Exchange via AP)

In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, George Ettinger, right, works with fellow traders on the floor, Friday, April 8, 2022. Treasury yields continued rising as traders get accustomed to the Federal Reserve's ongoing policy pivot to fighting inflation instead of stimulating the economy. (Courtney Crow/New York Stock Exchange via AP)

In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, trader Michael Capolino, right center, works on the floor, Friday, April 8, 2022. Treasury yields continued rising as traders get accustomed to the Federal Reserve's ongoing policy pivot to fighting inflation instead of stimulating the economy. (Courtney Crow/New York Stock Exchange via AP)

In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, George Ettinger, right, works with fellow traders on the floor, Friday, April 8, 2022. Treasury yields continued rising as traders get accustomed to the Federal Reserve's ongoing policy pivot to fighting inflation instead of stimulating the economy. (Courtney Crow/New York Stock Exchange via AP)

In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, trader Michael Capolino, right center, works on the floor, Friday, April 8, 2022. Treasury yields continued rising as traders get accustomed to the Federal Reserve's ongoing policy pivot to fighting inflation instead of stimulating the economy. (Courtney Crow/New York Stock Exchange via AP)

In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, George Ettinger, right, works with fellow traders on the floor, Friday, April 8, 2022. Treasury yields continued rising as traders get accustomed to the Federal Reserve's ongoing policy pivot to fighting inflation instead of stimulating the economy. (Courtney Crow/New York Stock Exchange via AP)

In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, trader Michael Capolino, right center, works on the floor, Friday, April 8, 2022. Treasury yields continued rising as traders get accustomed to the Federal Reserve's ongoing policy pivot to fighting inflation instead of stimulating the economy. (Courtney Crow/New York Stock Exchange via AP)

FILE - The New York Stock Exchange operates during normal business hours in the Financial District, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, in the Manhattan borough of New York. Stocks are off to a weak start on Wall Street Friday, April 8, 2022, led by more drops in chipmakers and other technology companies. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Currency traders walk by screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, right, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 8, 2022. Asian shares were mostly lower Friday as investors eyed the war in Ukraine and what the world's central banks might do to keep inflation in check. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

A currency trader watches monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 8, 2022. Asian shares were mostly lower Friday as investors eyed the war in Ukraine and what the world's central banks might do to keep inflation in check. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

A currency trader talks to his colleague at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 8, 2022. Asian shares were mostly lower Friday as investors eyed the war in Ukraine and what the world's central banks might do to keep inflation in check. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Currency traders watch monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 8, 2022. Asian shares were mostly lower Friday as investors eyed the war in Ukraine and what the world's central banks might do to keep inflation in check. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Currency traders work at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 8, 2022. Asian shares were mostly lower Friday as investors eyed the war in Ukraine and what the world's central banks might do to keep inflation in check.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

FILE - The Fearless Girl statue faces the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Stocks shifted between small gains and losses in morning trading on Wall Street Thursday, April 7, 2022, as investors continue weighing the latest update from the Federal Reserve amid concerns about rising inflation.(AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, a pair of traders work on the floor, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Stocks shifted between small gains and losses in morning trading on Wall Street Thursday as investors continue weighing the latest updates from the Federal Reserve amid concerns about rising inflation. (David L. Nemec/New York Stock Exchange via AP)

Asian shares mostly higher after tepid gains on Wall Street