Epic Asian Markets Update

Asian stocks rose on Wednesday after a weak US September jobs report solidified expectations that the Federal Reserve would keep its monetary stimulus in place for now.

Japan’s Nikkei lingered near a one-month high at 14,734.92 and South Korea’s Kospi rose to a two-year peak at 2,056.62 .

China’s Shanghai Composite rose 0.44 percent or 9.73 points at 2,220.38 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng added 0.54 percent or 126.48 points at 23,442.47. Singapore’s Straits Times gained 0.50 percent or 15.98 points at 3,226.19, while Taiwan’s Taiwan Weighted was flat at 8,419.72.

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