HK stocks soar as bulls hail news of Ant IPO

Tokyo rose 0.7 percent, while Mumbai, Seoul, Taipei, Jakarta and Wellington all jumped more than one percent. Singapore and Bangkok were also up, though Manila dipped. (AFP) ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo shares close up on high-tech gains

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.73 percent, or 166.74 points, to 22,884.22 while the broader Topix index was up 0.36 percent, or 5.71 points, at 1,582.74. ( read original story ...)