Agence France-PresseJune 17, 2013 02:00
Asian markets mostly rose Monday, as a weak batch of US economic data provided hope the Federal Reserve would put off announcing any winding down of its vast stimulus scheme at the end of a policy meeting this week.
The gains came despite a soft lead from Wall Street while the dollar edged up after suffering a sell-off on Friday in New York.
Tokyo rose 1.30 percent, climbing for a second successive session after plunging more than six percent on Thursday, while Hong Kong gained 1.10 percent, Sydney was flat, Seoul was 0.24 percent higher and Shanghai lost 0.20 percent.
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