Asian shares rise, eyeing Ukraine, inflation, energy costs


              A man wearing a face mask stands near a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index in Hong Kong, Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday as investors eyed the war in Ukraine, inflationary risks and surging energy prices. (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, Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday as investors eyed the war in Ukraine, inflationary risks and surging energy prices. (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, Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday as investors eyed the war in Ukraine, inflationary risks and surging energy prices. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
            
              FILE - Pedestrians walk past the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Stocks are posting modest gains in early trading on Wall Street Monday, March 21, 2022, led by energy companies as crude oil prices take another turn higher. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Asian shares rise, eyeing Ukraine, inflation, energy costs