Asian Shares Lifted by Wall Street Rally, China Leads Gains

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US News and World Report - 2/12/2018 - Youkyyung AP Business Writer - Asian shares tracked an overnight rally on Wall Street, with China leading Tuesday's gains. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's Nikkei 225 jumped 1.0 percent to 21,595.81 and South Korea's Kospi rose 1.5 percent to 2,420.05. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index surged 2.2 percent to 30,108.75 and the Shanghai Composite Index advanced 1.8 percent to 3,212.01. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.6 percent to 5,854.60. Share benchmarks in Southeast Asia and New Zealand were all higher. Read more @ https://www.usnews.com/news/business/ar ... reet-gains