Asian shares mostly higher after slight gains on Wall St


              A pedestrian passes by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange electronic screen in Hong Kong, on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Asian shares were mixed Wednesday as investors watched for upcoming earnings reports and other indicators on how inflationary pressures might be denting global growth. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
            
              Pedestrians pass by the Hang Seng bank's electronic screen in Hong Kong on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Asian shares were mixed Wednesday as investors watched for upcoming earnings reports and other indicators on how inflationary pressures might be denting global growth. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
            
              A pedestrian passes by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange electronic screen in Hong Kong, on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Asian shares were mixed Wednesday as investors watched for upcoming earnings reports and other indicators on how inflationary pressures might be denting global growth. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
            
              A pedestrian passes by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange electronic screen in Hong Kong, on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Asian shares were mixed Wednesday as investors watched for upcoming earnings reports and other indicators on how inflationary pressures might be denting global growth. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
            
              Pedestrians pass by the Hang Seng bank's electronic screen in Hong Kong on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Asian shares were mixed Wednesday as investors watched for upcoming earnings reports and other indicators on how inflationary pressures might be denting global growth. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
            
              A pedestrian passes by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange electronic screen in Hong Kong, on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Asian shares were mixed Wednesday as investors watched for upcoming earnings reports and other indicators on how inflationary pressures might be denting global growth. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
            
              A currency trader walks by the screens showing the foreign exchange rates at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Shares climbed in Asia on Tuesday after Wall Street benchmarks clawed back some losses from their worst week since early December.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
            
              A currency trader watches computer monitor by the screens showing the foreign exchange rates at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Shares climbed in Asia on Tuesday after Wall Street benchmarks clawed back some losses from their worst week since early December.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
            A currency trader walks by the 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, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Shares climbed in Asia on Tuesday after Wall Street benchmarks clawed back some losses from their worst week since early December.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) A visitor walks by signs of foreign currency outside a money exchange office at a shopping district in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Shares climbed in Asia on Tuesday after Wall Street benchmarks clawed back some losses from their worst week since early December.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) People walk near a sign of foreign currency outside a money exchange office at a shopping district in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Shares climbed in Asia on Tuesday after Wall Street benchmarks clawed back some losses from their worst week since early December.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)