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Asian stocks advanced Wednesday after Wall Street's main index closed at a fresh record high and Spain's Catalonia crisis eased after an independence leader backed away from plans to break away immediately.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a record high on Tuesday, helped by a surge in Wal-Mart Stores, while Amazon and Facebook lost ground and investors focused on upcoming quarterly reports.

U.S. stocks are starting the day higher on Tuesday as a strong forecast from Wal-Mart lifts retailers and energy companies rise with the price of crude oil.

Share prices were mostly higher Tuesday in Asia after the Wall Street rally took a breather overnight.

Share prices were mostly higher Tuesday in Asia after the Wall Street rally took a breather overnight.

US stocks are opening mixed as health care and industrial companies fall while technology companies gain ground.

US stocks are opening mixed as health care and industrial companies fall while technology companies gain ground.

Most global stock markets rose Monday following a strong week on Wall Street despite jitters about the status of Spain's Catalonia region and tensions over North Korea.

Most Asian markets rose Monday following a strong week on Wall Street as Chinese trading resumed after a holiday.

Most Asian markets rose Monday following a strong week on Wall Street as Chinese trading resumed after a holiday.

U.S. stocks faded a bit from their record highs in early trading Friday, and the Standard & Poor's 500 index was on pace to snap its longest winning streak in four years.

U.S. stocks faded a bit from their record highs in early trading Friday, and the Standard & Poor's 500 index was on pace to snap its longest winning streak in four years.

The S&P 500 eased on Friday, ending a six-day run of record highs as the first monthly decline in U.S. nonfarm jobs in seven years dampened sentiment and pharmacy shares fell on Amazon competition fears.

Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Friday after the Standard & Poor's 500 index logged an eighth straight day of gains.

Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Friday after the Standard & Poor's 500 index logged an eighth straight day of gains.

U.S. stock indexes peeked higher in morning trading on Thursday, and if the Standard & Poor's 500 maintains its slight gain, it would mark the longest winning streak for the index in four years.

U.S. stocks notched record closing highs again on Thursday as investors cheered increased prospects for a tax overhaul with Congress moving closer to agreement on a budget resolution.

U.S. stocks notched record closing highs again on Thursday as investors cheered increased prospects for a tax overhaul with Congress moving closer to agreement on a budget resolution.

Share prices were little changed in Asia on Thursday, with trading becalmed by public holidays in Shanghai, Hong Kong and South Korea.

The stock market's rally shifted into neutral on Wednesday, and U.S. indexes flipped between very slight gains and losses in early trading.