A man looking at an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo. Asian equities rose Friday (Jan 17) as investors, still buoyed by the China-US trade deal, turned their focus to earnings season and the global outlook, while they were also cheered by data indicating China's economy appears to be stabilising. - AP
HONG KONG: Asian equities rose Friday (Jan 17) as investors, still buoyed by the China-US trade deal, turned their focus to earnings season and the global outlook, while they were also cheered by data indicating China's economy appears to be stabilising.
Apart from last week's blip caused by the US assassination of Iran's top general, markets have enjoyed a strong start to the new decade, building on the rally of late 2019.
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