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Asian markets rise on signs US poised for growth

This article was posted on Apr 2, 2010 and is filed under Press Releases

Asian stock markets rose slightly Friday after expanding U.S. manufacturing suggested the world’s biggest economy is poised for solid growth this year.

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average rose 39.83 points, or 0.4 percent, to 11,284.23. South Korea’s Kospi was up 0.1 percent at 1,717.25 and China’s Shanghai index rose 0.2 percent.

In New York overnight, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 70.44, or 0.7 percent, to 10,927.07, its highest level since September 2008.

Investors were cheered Thursday by a private trade group report showing U.S. manufacturing grew in March at its strongest pace in five and a half years, more than analysts had expected.

The expansion of industrial production points to annualized gross domestic product growth of more than 5 percent, Capital Economics said in a report.

Investors will be eyeing the release of the U.S. jobs report for March later on Friday.

Trading volume in Asia was light as markets were closed for the Good Friday holiday in India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Hong Kong.

Markets in the U.S. and global oil trading also are closed Friday.

In currencies, the dollar slipped to 93.73 yen on Friday from 93.84 yen on Thursday. The euro was at $1.3568 from $1.3581.

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