MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe shed 0.02%. Australia's S&P ASX 200 rose 0.26%. Japan's Nikkei 225 futures added 0.13% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index futures were flat.
NEW YORK: Investors in Asia geared up for modest stock gains on Friday as U.S. legislators wrangled over a fiscal stimulus and negotiations over a Brexit trade deal continued.
A $908 billion U.S. coronavirus aid plan gained momentum in U.S. Congress on Thursday, buoying U.S. markets.
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