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Most Asian stocks extend gains
Most Asian stocks extend gains
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Most of the Asian stocks today extended gains. China’s Shanghai Composite index surged 1.1 percent and Japan’s NIKKEI-225 climbed 0.7 percent. South Korea’s KOSPI added half a percent and Singapore’s Straits Times ended 0.2 percent up. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell half a percent.
European markets were down in intra-day trade. London’s FTSE 100 slipped 0.6 percent, Germany’s DAX fell 1.5 percent and France’s CAC was down 1.3 percent when reports last came in.
