MOST emerging Asian share markets climbed on Friday as investors focused on signs of economic recovery, taking positive cues from a bounce back in Chinese equities even as concerns from rising tensions between the West and Beijing loomed.
MSCI's ex-Japan Asia index rose 0.4% after hitting a near three-month low on Thursday, while the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.8%, snapping a three-day losing streak.
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