Asian Shares Mixed As Democrats Retake US Congress

Asian stocks ended mixed on Wednesday after Democrats took control of both houses of Congress in a dramatic win in the U.S. midterm elections, raising uncertainty over tech regulation, trade policy and the U.S. budget deficit.

Meanwhile, after a gauge of U.S. job openings exceeded economist estimates, the probability of the Fed hiking rates by 25 basis points in December rose to 80 percent in money markets.