Asian shares stuck in holiday lull
Markets in China and most of Southeast Asia are closed as bourses rise on global stock market rally
12 February 2021 - 07:50
Tokyo/New York — Asian shares hovered just below a record high on Friday as mixed US economic data caused some investors to show restraint after a global stock market rally pushed many bourses to dizzying heights.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.03%, trading just shy of an all-time high reached in the previous session. Australian stocks lost 0.31%. Shares in Tokyo fell 0.32%, pulling back from 30-year highs...
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