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Asian shares rally as positive US close boosts confidence Asian shares rally as positive US close boosts confidence
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Asian shares traded higher on Tuesday, recovering from Monday's losses, as Wall Street's positive close boosted investor confidence. Asian shares were higher following Wall Street's positive close, as global markets largely held firm despite the Friday's terror attacks in Paris.
US stocks ended three days of losses overnight as investors moved past concerns that the terrorists attacks in Paris could create instability for the global economy. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index closed up 1.22% at 19,630.63.
Energy shares were among the winners as the price of crude oil rebounded. Shares in Japanese exporters were lifted as the dollar strengthened against the yen on expectations of a US interest rate rise in December.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 1.4% to 19,659.19 on a weaker yen. A weaker yen is good for Japan's big exporters as it makes their products cheaper to buy overseas.
The US dollar was also stronger on the expectations of an interest rate increase by the Federal Reserve in December. The dollar neared a one-week high in Asia trade at 123.39 yen, compared with 123.18 in New York.
The dollar stood near a one-week high, at 123.28 yen from 123.18 in New York trade. In Australia, Sydney's benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed up 2.3% at 5,118.20.
In China, the Shanghai Composite was up 1% to 3,643.65, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was higher by 1.5% to 22,336.24. After falling on Monday over worries about international and domestic travel following the Paris attacks, several airlines saw their shares recover on Tuesday.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index was up 1.3% to 5,069.20, while South Korea's Kospi index rose 0.9% to 1,960.96 in morning trade. Qantas shares closed up 5.29%, while Virgin Australia shares finished the day up 2.33%.
In China, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 1.5% to 22,343.37, while the Shanghai Composite was up 0.33% in afternoon trade at 3,618.88.
In South Korea, the benchmark Kospi index closed up 1.06% at 1,963.58.