Asian shares have finished mostly higher, cheered by a record-setting finish last week on Wall Street. But European indexes were declining in early Monday trading. Earlier in Asia, benchmarks rose in Tokyo, Sydney, Seoul and Shanghai, while falling in Hong Kong. Japan's benchmark recouped the sharp declines recorded late last week over comments from the Bank of Japan that it will sell its holdings. The move is now expected to be gradual. U.S. shares were set to drift lower with Dow and S&P 500 futures falling. The recent rally has come on expectations the Fed will continue to cut interest rates.
