Asian shares jump on Ukraine news
Asian shares gained on Friday after the news of a Ukraine pact and a rally in Europe. |||
Tokyo – Asian shares gained on Friday on news of a ceasefire accord in Ukraine, while Sweden’s surprise move to cut its main rate into negative territory and hopes of a resolution between debt-strapped Greece and its creditors burnished risk appetite. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 1.1 percent. Japan’s Nikkei slipped 0.3 percent but the broader Topix tacked on 0.1 percent. The gains came after a rally in Europe and Wall Street, with …read more
Source: Independent Online
