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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Elaine Kurtenbach

Asian shares charge higher after US stocks rally to records on hopes for interest rate cuts

Shares advanced Wednesday in Asia after the U.S. stock market rallied to records when data showed inflation across the United States improved slightly last month.

Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 added to its record set a day earlier. Shares in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia also gained more than 1%.

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