Sydney — Asian shares extended their bull run on Monday amid upbeat corporate earnings and strong global economic growth, while the dollar struggled to bounce as the White House continued to complain of "unfair" trade practices by competitors. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added 0.26%, aiming for a 12th straight session of gains. It is up 8% for the year so far. Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.1% as the yen eased a little, while South Korea notched a record. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng has been the best performer for the year so far with a rise of almost 11%, while Shanghai blue chips ran into profit-taking on Monday. Spread-betters tipped opening gains for the major European bourses, while e-minis for the S&P 500 were steady. Wall Street has likewise been on a tear. Just last week, the Dow rose 2.08%, the S&P 500 2.22% and the Nasdaq 2.31%. Quarterly earnings growth for the S&P 500 is estimated at 13.2%, according to Thomson Reuters data, up from 12% at the start of th...
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