Shares in Asia rose Monday, boosted by good news in the U.S. job market. In Japan the Nikkei 225 Index advanced 1.1% and in China the Shanghai Composite Index climbed 1%. In Hong Kong the Hang Seng Index inched up 0.4%.
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Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index climbed 2.9% to 9,626 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index rose 1.4% to 24,877. In China the Shanghai Composite Index also advanced 1.4% to 3,129.
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Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index climbed 2% to 24,145 Wednesday — a two-year high — after Goldman Sachs predicted the index could reach 29,000 in the next year. That, combined with expectations of a new $500 billion round of U.S. …
In Asia on Tuesday, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index rose 0.1%, China’s Shanghai Composite inched down 0.3%. and in Japan, the Nikkei 225 crept up 0.1%. Investors are closely monitoring the U.S. midterm elections, with many predicti…
In Asia Wednesday Hong Kong’s Hang Seng tumbled 1.9% to 23,165 and China’s Shanghai Composite Index slid 1.5% to 2,997. In Japan the Nikkei 225 Index inched up 0.1% to 9,387.
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