China's building boom, combined with mandated energy cuts that have constrained supply, are driving cement and steel stock prices higher.

A building boom — and the constrained supply of materials due to mandated energy cuts — sent Chinese cement, metal and building-equipment stocks up Thursday. Meanwhile, Hong Kong and Japanese exporters benefited from improving consumer sentiment and falling unemployment in the U.S.

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Chinese Building Boom and U.S. Optimism Boost Asian Shares originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 25 Nov 2010 12:00:00.

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