Most major Asian stock markets rose Friday after U.S. unemployment claims fell to an eight-year low and tensions over the downing of a Malaysia Airlines jet eased.Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 0.6 percent to 15,387.28 and South Korea’s Kospi was up 0.3 percent to 2,036.20. China’s Shanghai Composite added 0.5 percent to 2,115.53.Other Asian markets were lackluster. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was nearly flat at 24,247.20 and India’s Sensex was little changed at 26,265.01 after weeks of hitting new highs. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 shed 0.2 percent to 5,575.50.The generally positive sentiment was fueled by favorable U.S. jobs data indicating that the …read more
Source: The Jakarta Post
