Asia stocks rise as trading in 2022 kicks off with a positive start
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SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia rose in Monday morning trade, as trading in 2022 kicked off on a positive note.
South Korea KospiAn additional 0.5% was gained during the TaiexTaiwan grew by 0.66%
In Southeast Asia, there are Straits Times indexIt grew by 0.2%
MSCI’s Asia-Pacific share index outside Japan was 0.12% more.
Monday is a holiday in Japan, Australia.
Currencies, oil
It U.S. dollar indexAfter recently dropping from 95.7 to 95.7,, which measures the greenback’s value against a basket that its peers, stood at 95.748.
It Japanese yenIt traded at 115.27 USD, lower than its level against the greenback of 114.6. The Australian dollarThe price was $0.7265 which is above the $0.722 levels seen during the previous trading session.
The morning Asia trading hour saw oil prices rise, with benchmarks internationally. Brent crude futuresUp to 0.76% to $78.37 a barrel U.S. crude futuresBarrel price increased 0.8% to $75.81
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