Asian stock markets rise as dollar gains – seattlepi.com
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Wednesday, lifted by new signs of strength in the U.S. economy and expectations that Europe’s central bank will provide more support to the flagging region.KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.8 percent to 15,798.52 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng advanced 1 percent to 24,990.16. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 inched up 0.1 percent […]