Stock market today: Asian shares gain after S&P 500 climbs to a record and Bank of Japan raises rate

Asian shares have advanced after U.S. stocks rose to a record and the Bank of Japan raised its key lending rate. U.S. futures edged lower and oil prices fell. Markets showed little obvious reaction to U.S. President Donald Trump's most recent comments about imposing higher tariffs on products from China and other countries. The S&P 500 climbed 0.5% to surpass its record set early last month. It was the seventh gain in eight days for the main measure of Wall Street’s health. The Dow Jones Industrial Average piled on 0.9%, while the Nasdaq composite added 0.2%.