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Stocks scale record highs as US govt shutdown ends; yen weakens

Published Tue, Jan 23, 2018 · 09:50 PM

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ASIAN stocks advanced on Tuesday after US senators struck a deal to end a government shutdown in a boost to Wall Street, while the dollar turned higher against the yen after Bank Of Japan's chief reiterated his support for quantitative easing.

US lawmakers passed a short-term measure on Monday to fund the federal government through Feb 8.

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