Stocks rise as Biden transition, vaccine progress lift confidence

The upbeat backdrop helped MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan advance 0.15%. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was 1.1% stronger, touching its highest level in almost nine months, with energy stocks leading the pack. Japan's Nikkei jumped 2.48% while Seoul's Kospi was 0.74% higher.

from Stocks-Markets-Economic Times https://ift.tt/35VQffx