SYDNEY: Hong Kong shares growth after long time steadied Asian stocks on Friday.
Tokyo’s Nikkei rose 0.3 percent, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 index attained 0.4 percent. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng increased 0.8 percent. Doubts about US nonfarm payrolls data added a volatile session in the Asian stocks. The value of MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan increased 0.66 percent
According to market analysts, Asian stocks rebounded after the European Central Bank let down investors by giving no hints of an imminent sovereign bond buying programme.