Market watch: Asian stocks rise as Fed rate cut hopes strengthen; oil slips ahead of Opec+ meet – The Times of India

Market watch: Asian stocks rise as Fed rate cut hopes strengthen; oil slips ahead of Opec+ meet – The Times of India

File photo (Picture credit: AP) Asian shares advanced on Friday, tracking Wall Street’s record close, as investors looked ahead to key US jobs data that could pave the way for interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. Oil prices, meanwhile, extended losses as supply expectations grew.In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.9% to 42,945.16 after…

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Market watch: Asian shares rebound on Fed rate cut hopes; oil slides ahead of Opec+ meet – The Times of India

Market watch: Asian shares rebound on Fed rate cut hopes; oil slides ahead of Opec+ meet – The Times of India

File photo (Picture credit: AP) Asian stocks gained on Thursday as dovish signals from US Federal Reserve officials and weak labour market data reinforced bets on interest rate cuts, even as oil prices extended losses ahead of a key Opec+ meeting.MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.5% after US equities closed with…

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