Asian Stocks Follow Wall St Higher Amid Virus Uncertainty

Asian Stocks Follow Wall St Higher Amid Virus Uncertainty
People walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept. 1, 2021. Koji Sasahara/AP Photo
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BEIJING—Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday as investors weighed the economic impact of the spread of the coronavirus’s Delta variant and Wall Street ended August with a gain for the seventh straight month.

Shanghai and Hong Kong retreated while Tokyo and South Korea advanced.