Sydney — Asian shares pulled ahead on Thursday as corporate earnings and a ceasefire in northern Syria helped prop up sentiment, though the backdrop of trade and Brexit uncertainties was enough to prevent a decisive shift towards riskier assets.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan advanced 0.4% with Japan’s Nikkei rising 0.66% to a one-year high. Australian shares climbed 0.5% while South Korea’s Kospi eased 0.1%...
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