Asian shares close in on 20-month peak as Wall Street keeps hitting record highs
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan firmed after notching its highest close since June 2018
20 January 2020 - 07:47
Sydney — Asian shares neared a 20-month top on Monday as Wall Street extended its run of record peaks on solid US economic data and lashes of liquidity from the Federal Reserve.
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