Asian stocks perk up after bond sell-off calms
Robust demand from mainland China investors for shares in Hong Kong financial hub
02 March 2021 - 07:53
Hong Kong — Asia extended the global rally in stocks on Tuesday as a halt in a recent bond markets sell-off eased investor nerves and lifted riskier assets, though oil prices were on the defensive on fears of slowing Chinese energy consumption.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan firmed 0.97% while Japan’s Nikkei was slightly down 0.12%...
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