A man wearing a mask twalks past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 and New York Dow indexes at a securities firm in Tokyo. Stocks in Asia-Pacific region are rising on the back of measures to reboot economies. Photo: APA man wearing a mask twalks past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 and New York Dow indexes at a securities firm in Tokyo. Stocks in Asia-Pacific region are rising on the back of measures to reboot economies. Photo: AP
A man wearing a mask twalks past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 and New York Dow indexes at a securities firm in Tokyo. Stocks in Asia-Pacific region are rising on the back of measures to reboot economies. Photo: AP
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Hang Seng Index caps best gain in a week, regional markets rally as pandemic easing measures fuel recovery hopes

  • Hang Seng Index completes its best gain in a week, looking past Friday’s rout, as more businesses reopen
  • Japanese stocks pace rally with more than 2 per cent gain after government ends virus emergency measures
Topic |   China stock market: Latest news and updates
Zhang Shidong
Zhang Shidong in Shanghai

Updated: 4:55pm, 26 May, 2020

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A man wearing a mask twalks past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 and New York Dow indexes at a securities firm in Tokyo. Stocks in Asia-Pacific region are rising on the back of measures to reboot economies. Photo: APA man wearing a mask twalks past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 and New York Dow indexes at a securities firm in Tokyo. Stocks in Asia-Pacific region are rising on the back of measures to reboot economies. Photo: AP
A man wearing a mask twalks past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 and New York Dow indexes at a securities firm in Tokyo. Stocks in Asia-Pacific region are rising on the back of measures to reboot economies. Photo: AP
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