Stocks rise amid global bond sell-off while gold hits fresh highs
Stocks in Asia were lower overnight, following the global trend, with the Nikkei (^N225) fell 0.9% on the day in Japan, while the Hang Seng (^HSI) fell 0.6% in Hong Kong. Yields on Japan’s longer maturity JGBs continued to be at multi-decade highs, following the global selloff in bonds and political uncertainty in the nation….