Global equity indices climbed amid optimism that more U.S. stimulus will boost the economic recovery world-wide. China’s Shanghai Composite index gained two percent and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng jumped 2.7 percent.
KOSPI rose percent, Singapore Straits Times added 0.9 percent and Japan’s NIKKEI-225 ended half a percent up. South Korea’s 1.3 European shares also climbed intra- day trade. London’s FTSC-100 appreciated one percent, France’s CAC gained 0.7 percent and Germany’s DAX rose 0.9 percent.
