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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Yuri Kageyama

Asian shares mostly rise, cheered by a US rally and easing oil prices

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Asian shares mostly rose in early Friday trading, getting a lift from a rally on Wall Street as well as declining oil prices.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.8% in early trading to 64,662.11, as the Bank of Japan ends a two-day monetary policy meeting to decide on interest rates.

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