Asian shares track US peers higher; dollar gains on yen By Reuters – Investing.com
- Date: 15-Oct-2021
- Source: Investing.com
- Sector:Financial Markets
- Country:Gulf
Asian shares track US peers higher; dollar gains on yen By Reuters – Investing.com
By Alun John
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares advanced on Friday, warmed by the embers of a strong day on Wall Street which also supported risk-friendly currencies and hurt the safe-haven yen, though worries about the Chinese economy capped gains.
Oil prices were also back testing new multi-year highs, a drag on growth in energy-importing markets in north Asia, but good news for energy-exporting markets in Southeast Asia.