Asian markets surge on China, Japan stimulus hopes (3:17 p.m.)
HONG KONG — Asian markets soared Friday as the prospect of fresh stimulus measures in China and Japan and upbeat signals from major U.S. firms like Bank of America sparked hopes of a turnaround in the world economy.
Major markets were higher throughout the region, with Japan’s index shooting up more than 5 percent and Hong [...]
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