Asia shares, commodities firm on recovery bets; A$ hit by China move By Reuters
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Thursday and commodity prices held near multi-year highs as investors switched to cyclicals amid hopes of a strong economic recovery, while the Australian dollar fell after China said it would end economic dialogue with Canberra. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.25%, and Japan's Nikkei jumped 1.8% as it reopened after a five-day holiday. Chinese shares, also resuming trade for the first time since last week, were mixed in early trade, with the Shanghai Composite up 0.45% and CSI300 down 0.2%. On...
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