All praise Asian shares!

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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:

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