SINGAPORE | Asian stocks rise, gripped by optimism on Wall Street
SINGAPORE — Asian stocks rose on Monday as a dovish speech by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and all-time highs on Wall Street gave markets a breather from trade tensions. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index added 0.7 percent to 22,759.53 and South Korea’s Kospi rose less than 0.1 percent to 2,293.67. Hong … Continue reading SINGAPORE | Asian stocks rise, gripped by optimism on Wall Street