Tag: Asian stocks at 1-1/2 year highs on robust Wall St; dollar retreats

HONG KONG, Feb 16 (Reuters) – Asian stocks edged up to fresh 19-month highs on Thursday, helped by an extended rally on Wall Street and strong U.S. data though the dollar stepped back after a recent bounce. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.2 percent, rising to its highest since July […]