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Stock market today: Asian shares rise after eased pressure on bonds pushes Wall Street higher

Stock market today: Asian shares rise after eased pressure on bonds pushes Wall Street higher

Shares are higher in Asia, tracking Wall Street gains following an easing of pressure from the bond market

Asian shares rose tracking Wall Street after the United States bond market eased.

The investor sentiment in Hong Kong gained buoyancy following a Bloomberg report that the government was contemplating a boost in construction to fire up the economy. 

During the day, U.S. futures slipped while oil prices rose slightly.  

A lackluster Chinese recovery from the economic blows that it took from the COVID-19 pandemic has been a dampener on regional and global growth.