Asian shares rise following surge in US on stimulus measures
TOKYO (AP) ” Asian shares rose Thursday, taking their cue from a surge on Wall Street as governments and central banks took more aggressive measures to fight the virus outbreak and its effects on the economy.Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.8% in early trading to 21,264.80. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 added 0.9% to 6,381.50. South Korea’s Kospi gained 0.6% to 2,071.99. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was up 0.5% at 26,339.33, while the Shanghai Composite was also up 0.5% at 3,025.23. Shares were […]
