Tokyo — Asian stocks advanced on Tuesday after US senators struck a deal to end a three-day government shutdown, sending Wall Street’s main indices to record highs, while the dollar inched down against the yen after the Bank of Japan (BoJ) kept policy steady. US legislators passed a short-term measure on Monday to fund the federal government until the end of February 8. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.7% to a fresh record peak. Australian stocks climbed 0.7% and South Korea’s Kospi added 1%. Japan’s Nikkei was 1.1% higher. World equity markets have been on a tear over the past year, buoyed by a synchronised uptick in global economic growth in a boon to corporate profits and stock valuations. The brief US government shutdown put only a minor dent to equities, with Wall Street rallying to record highs overnight following the deal to end the impasse in Washington. In currencies, the dollar briefly dipped 0.33% to ¥110.550 before pulling back to ¥110.77...
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