Tokyo/New York — Asian shares advanced on Tuesday as prospects of a deal by EU leaders to jointly fund recovery of their economies and hopes for a coronavirus vaccine lifted risk appetite.
Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.6%, while MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 1.5% to edge near its four-month peak hit earlier this month...
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