Asian stocks rallied on Monday as positive Chinese factory gauges and signs of p...
TOKYO - Asian stocks rallied on Monday as positive Chinese factory gauges and signs of progress in Sino-U.S. trade talks supported sentiment, although another defeat for British Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposed Brexit deal added to sterling’s woes.
Australian stocks climbed 0.8 percent, South Korea’s KOSPI gained 1 percent and Japan’s Nikkei advanced more than 2 percent. If sustained, the improvement in business conditions could indicate that manufacturing is on a path to recovery, easing fears that China could slip into a sharper economic downturn.
Stocks in Asia also took their cues from Wall Street, with the S&P 500 posting its best quarterly gain in a decade on Friday amid trade optimism. [.N] “Hopes that the United States and China would reach an agreement on trade as early as this month are enabling stocks to begin the first quarter on a positive tone.”
Sterling took its latest knock after British lawmakers rejected Prime Minister May’s Brexit deal for a third time on Friday, sounding its probable death knell and leaving the country’s withdrawal from the European Union in turmoil.The Australian dollar advanced 0.4 percent to $0.7124. The Aussie is sensitive to shifts in the economic outlook for China, the country’s main trading partner.Safe-haven government bonds retreated as risk aversion in the broader markets eased.
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