Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after US holiday quiet

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TOKYO (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday after markets in the U.S. and Britain were closed for holidays. Oil prices and U.S. futures were higher. Chinese markets rose after senior leaders of the ruling Communist Party met and affirmed Beijing’s determination to contain financial risks. Hong Kong’s benchmark was buoyed by gains for technology shares. On Monday, European shares posted modest gains as markets were lifted by a rebound on Wall Street on Friday following its worst day since April. Early Tuesday, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 fell 0.3% to 38,783.27 and the Kospi in Seoul inched 0.1% higher,...