An investor sits at a private stock trading boards at a private stock market gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. Shares have fallen in Asia despite a strong day on Wall Street spurred by encouraging signs on hiring and growth in the service sector. Hong Kong dropped 1.8 percent, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index lost 0.7 percent and the Kospi in South Korea sank 1.4 percent by midday Thursday. The U.S. dollar surged to 114.30 yen. (AP Photo/Yam G-Jun)