Asia shares perk up as receding inflation fears lift Wall Street By Reuters – Investing.com

Asia shares perk up as receding inflation fears lift Wall Street By Reuters – Investing.com

By Kevin Buckland

TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose on Friday, setting the region up for a weekly gain, as investors tempered fears about hot inflation and the prospects of an early tapering of stimulus by the Federal Reserve.

jumped 1%, while MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added 0.6%.