Asian stocks hit a 9-month high on resilient US economic data
MSCI’s broader stock index in the Asia-Pacific region outside Japan rose 0.53% to a nearly nine-month high of 561.99. The index, which fell nearly 20% last year, was up about 11% for the month and is on track for its best January performance. Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.20%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index opened 0.2% higher … Read more