Asian shares edge up to 3-month high


In early Asian trades, MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added 0.2% for its third straight day of gains to 518.29, the highest since late July. Japan's Nikkei was also upbeat, rising 0.3% to a decade high.

SYDNEY: Asian shares rose on Monday to a three-month high as risk assets got a fillip from hopes of a U.S.-China trade deal as soon as next month while the dollar marked time as focus shifts to a U.S. rate decision.

In early Asian trades, MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added 0.2% for its third straight day of gains to 518.29, the highest since late July.

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