RECAP: Asian stocks inched higher yesterday as weak manufacturing data from China stoked expectations of fresh stimulus, even as strong US data bolstered the view that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates higher for longer.
The yen and the yuan were also in focus amid concern from authorities in both countries about weakness in the currencies.
Domestically, the stock market has been plagued by political uncertainty and trouble involving small and mid-sized stocks, particularly scandal-plagued Stark Corp.
