A pedestrian looks at an electronic stock board displaying the Nikkei 225 Stock Average figure outside a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan. (Photographer: Toru Hanai/Bloomberg)
Stocks Rise, Led by Hong Kong; Dollar Holds Drop: Markets Wrap
(Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks climbed Thursday after positive vaccine developments and U.S. data tempered concern over a jump in coronavirus cases. Treasuries and the dollar held losses.