Upbeat Chinese data lifts Asian shares
equities extend gains and the dollar slips, with optimism about Covid-19 vaccines supporting sentiment
15 September 2020 - 07:50
Singapore — Asian equities extended gains on Tuesday and the dollar slipped, with investor sentiment supported by Chinese data and optimism about Covid-19 vaccines.
Chinese blue chips added 0.4%, buoyed by data showing China’s industrial output rose 5.6% in August from a year ago, expanding for a fifth consecutive month...
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