Asian shares tracked Wall Street higher on Thursday. This followed even though sentiment was dull ahead of U.S. employment data. Meanwhile, copper prices recorded six-month highs on a bright global outlook and supply concerns in top producer Chile.
All major indexes were seen upbeat on vaccine hopes, driving MSCI s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares up with a 0.9% gain. Japan s Nikkei advanced 0.4% as China s blue-chip index and Hong Kong s Hang Seng index both jumped with 0.6% and 1.7% gains.
E-mini futures for the S P 500 were flat.
U.S. employment figures due on Thursday will determine how far the world s largest economy can sustain its fragile recovery. This came as a concern given that several southern states have seen an upsurge in new coronavirus cases.
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