by Chris Becker
No news is good news it seems with the very positive US lead overnight turning into a huge rally here in Asia come lunch time.
Here’s the basic scoreboard (h/t to Patrick McGee):
- Nikkei +5.4%
- Topix +4.4%
- Shanghai +1.9%
- Shenzhen +3%
- Hang Seng +2.7%
- ASX +1.6%
- S&P 500 futures: +0.4%
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Aussie dollar is having a go too, now at 70.6 cents against USD, 85.1 against Yen. Actually Yen is on a tear, with the USDJPY pair zooming up to 120.40: