Stock market today: Asian benchmarks mostly climb despite worries about US economy

TOKYO — Asian shares mostly rose Friday despite worries about the economic outlook and inflation in the U.S. and the rest of the world.The Bank of Japan ended a policy meeting with no major changes, keeping its benchmark interest rate in a range of 0 to 0.1%. In March, it raised the key rate from minus 0.1%, citing signs that inflation had reached the central bank’s target of about 2%.Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.8% to 37,934.76, while the U.S. dollar edged up to 156.22 Japanese…