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Asian shares rise on optimism about US, China economies

A person wearing a protective mask stands in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday as regional markets looked to strong economic signs out of the U.S. and China as drivers of growth. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) People wearing protective masks walk in the rain past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday as regional markets looked to strong economic signs out of the U.S. and China as drivers of growth. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) A person wearing a protective mask stands in the rain in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm as a car goes by Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday as regional markets looked to strong economic signs out of the U.S. and China as drivers of growth. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) A person adjusts a shower cap when a sudden rain started as she walks past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday as regional markets looked to strong economic signs out of the U.S. and China as drivers of growth. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) People walk past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index and U.S. dollar/Japanese Yen exchange rate at a securities firm Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday as regional markets looked to strong economic signs out of the U.S. and China as drivers of growth. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) A person wearing a protective mask walks past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday as regional markets looked to strong economic signs out of the U.S. and China as drivers of growth. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) A person wearing a protective mask walks in the rain past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 and New York Dow indexes at a securities firm Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday as regional markets looked to strong economic signs out of the U.S. and China as drivers of growth. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)