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Asian markets rose Monday as news of U.S. President Donald Trump’s continued recovery from his COVID-19 infection appeared to calm nervous investors.
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei index closed 1.2 percent higher. The S&P/ASX index in Australia soared 2.5 percent.
South Korea’s KOSPI index finished 1.2 percent , and the TSEC index in Taiwan ended 0.2 percent higher.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index is 1.3% higher in late afternoon trading, while Mumbai’s Sensex is up 0.8p ercent. Shanghai’s Composite index is closed for a national holiday.