Asian stocks climbed to nine-month highs on Thursday, helped by a pickup in capital inflows and a recovery in global oil prices, while the dollar stood strong on growing bets of a U.S. rate increase as early as September.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was up 0.3 percent, its highest level since October 2015
Japan's Nikkei share average rose to a six-week high on Thursday buoyed by gains on Wall Street and a weaker yen, and fresh expectations of large stimulus measures from the government lifted risk appetite.
The Nikkei rose 0.8 percent to 16,810.22, the highest closing level since June 8.
China stocks closed up on Thursday, the first rise this week, as investors returned to the market in search of bargains.
Although Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index and the Euro Stoxx have been up 1.7 percent and 0.7 percent respectively over the past week, China's CSI300 is down for the week in what analysts say is a reaction to uncertain domestic economic conditions.
The CSI300 index of the largest listed companies in Shanghai and Shenzhen rose 0.5 percent, to 3,252.52, while the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.4 percent, to 3,039.01 points.
Hong Kong's benchmark share index closed above 22,000 on Thursday for the first time this year, joining a regional rally that led many Asian bourses higher.
The Hang Seng index rose 0.5 percent, to 22,000.49, while the China Enterprises Index gained 0.4 percent, to 9,057.08 points.
Reference: Reuters
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