Lola Evans
22 Dec 2021, 18:05 GMT+10
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia - Stocks in Asia made modest gains on Wednesday, although China's Shanghai Composite was flat.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 advanced 44.62 points or 0.16 percent to 28,562.21.
The Australian All Ordinaries strengthened 15.90 points or 0.21 percent to 7,682.60.
The Shanghai Composite slipped 2.51 points or 0.07 percent to close Wednesday at 3,622.62.
The Hang Seng in Hong Kong jumped 131.00 points or 0.57 percent to 23,102.33.
The U.S. dollar was a fraction stronger during the Asian trading zone Wednesday. The euro dipped to 1.1266. The British pound was unchanged at 1.3271. The Japanese yen was a fraction weaker at 114.16. The Swiss franc eased to 0.9249.
The Canadian dollar was little changed at 1.2910. The Australian and New Zealand dollars dropped to 0.7140 and 0.6757 respectively.
Overnight on Wall Street, the Nasdaq Composite did best, climbing 360.14 points or 2.40 percent to 15,341.09.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 560.54 points or 1.60 percent to 35,492.70.
The Standard and Poor's 500 added 81.21 points or 1.78 percent to 4,649.23.
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