Wed, 14 May 2014 15:45:08 GMT
Asian shares fluctuate as U.S. shares close at record high yesterday
Asian equities increased on Wednesday trading session as investors' appetite improved after the benchmark U.S. stock index Standard & Poor's 500 closed at its new all-time high. The MSCI broadest Asia-Pacific gauge outside Japan added as much as 0.8%, the Hong Kong benchmark index inched higher by 1%, while the Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 0.1%.