Asian shares higher despite growth worries, Brexit limbo

SINGAPORE — Shares were mostly higher Wednesday in Asia as investors shrugged off the parliamentary vote against British Prime Minister Theresa May’s plan for leaving the European Union. Weak Japanese data pulled the Nikkei 225 index lower. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 index slipped 0.6 percent to 20,442.75 while South Korea’s Kospi added 0.4 percent