TOKYO (AFP) – Asian stocks were mostly higher on Monday morning as investors cheered a last-minute deal to extend Greeces bailout by four months, giving Athens a lifeline to pay its bills and avoid a damaging default.Tokyo led the charge with the benchmark Nikkei extending a 15-year high as it rose 0.81 percent by the break, while Sydney was up 0.52 percent, Wellington added 0.11 percent, and Seoul climbed 0.41 percent. Hong Kong fell 0.53 percent.Exchanges in Taiwan and mainland China are closed for the Lunar New Year holiday.Asian shares picked up on a strong lead from Wall Street which …read more
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