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• Asian shares climbed to their highest in more than months on Thursday, as investors grew more confident about China while the dollar slightly firmed in the wake of growing concerns over political instability in Europe.18

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 0.3 percent to their highest since July 2015 with Hong Kong, Taiwan and China among the region's best performing markets.

• Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Thursday due to pressure from a stronger yen ahead of a meeting this week between U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

The Nikkei ended percent lower at ,0.5 18907.67.

• Shanghai stocks closed at a two-month high on Thursday, getting a boost from glass and cement makers after the government signalled it would reduce overcapacity in the construction materials sector.

The blue-chip CSIindex rose percent, to ,points, while the Shanghai Composite Index added percent to ,points.300 0.4 3396.29 0.5 3183.18

Reference: CNBC, Reuters