Asia shares near four-month peak as BOJ takes the stage
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan is 0.31 per cent higher; Nikkei down 0.79 per cent, easing away from a fresh 33-year high.
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MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan is 0.31 per cent higher; Nikkei down 0.79 per cent, easing away from a fresh 33-year high.
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MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was 0.31% higher and on course for 2.5% gain in the week, its best weekly performance since January. The index rose as high as 534.16, its highest since mid-February.
The dollar index, which measures the U.S. currency against six major peers, was at 102.24, drifting near a one-month low of 102.08 it touched overnight. Oil prices eased, taking a pause from the previous session when futures gained steeply on optimism around higher energy demand from top crude importer China.
The MSCI All-World index was up 0.2%, around its highest since mid-April 2022