Asia shares mostly up, China inflation at 4-month high

HONG KONG: Asian markets were mostly higher on Tuesday following fresh records on Wall Street, while Shanghai and Hong Kong headed higher after data showed Chinese inflation surged in May.

Tokyo fell 0.85 percent, or 129.20 points, to finish at 14,994.80 owing to a weaker yen, but Seoul surged 1.09 percent, or 21.76 points, to 2,011.80 and Sydney edged up 0.1 percent, or 5.67 points, to close at 5469.7.