Asian equities perched at month high ahead of U.S. jobs data
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By Anshuman DagaFILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, are reflected on a screen showing Nikkei index, outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stock markets rose on Tuesday while gold flirted near five-month highs ahead of European and U.S. data this week that will likely offer clues on the health of the global economy. The world’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic remains patchy with exports reviving but broader economic activity still dampened by new measures to contain fresh outbreaks
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan edged up 0.4%, as Taiwan and South Korea indexes notched gains. Japan, Australia and Chinese markets retreated. South Kor ...
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