Asian shares gained on Monday after US jobs data pointed to solid economic growth. |||
Tokyo – Asian shares gained on Monday after US jobs data pointed to solid economic growth, with Hong Kong leading the gains after regulators set a date for long-awaited trading link the between the Hong Kong and Shanghai stock exchanges to open. US employers added 214 000 jobs in October, slightly below economists’ median forecast of 231 000, but logging the ninth consecutive month of gains of more than 200 000, the longest stretch since 1994. Unemployment fell to a six-year …read more
Source: Independent Online
