Tokyo/New York — Asian stocks extended their rebound from a two-month low on Thursday after a report on US consumer prices calmed concerns about inflation and lifted the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a record close.
An index of regional stocks excluding Japan rose 0.7%, led by a 1.7% surge in South Korea’s Kospi, and was on track for its first three-day advance in three weeks...
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