Stock Market Today: Asian Shares Are Mostly Higher After Wall Street Rally Caps a Dismal Week

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares mostly gained in Asia on Monday after U.S. stocks capped a mostly dismal week with a broad rally that still left the benchmark S&P 500 down 2% for the week. U.S. futures and oil prices advanced. One shadow over markets was cleared when U.S. lawmakers passed a budget deal in …