Asian Stocks Advance As US Jobs Data Spurs Soft Landing Hopes
Most stocks in the Asia-Pacific region began the week higher after jobs data in the US reinforced bets of a soft landing. The Japanese benchmark Nikkei 225 was 862 points, or 2.29%, higher at 38,732, while Australia’s S&P ASX 200 was 7 points, or 0.09%, higher at 8,159 as of 05:38 a.m. Traders will keep…