Asian shares push higher, dollar eases By Reuters – Investing.com

Asian shares push higher, dollar eases By Reuters – Investing.com

By Paulina Duran

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares rose early on Tuesday, shrugging off worries about an increase in regional coronavirus infections and a subdued session on Wall Street, as inflation jitters helped push gold prices to three-month highs.

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 1.13% after a mixed session on Monday. rose as much as 2.2%, while Hong Kong's stocks opened up 0.87%. China's blue-chip CSI300 index was slightly lower.