SINGAPORE: Asian shares bounced on Friday, buoyed by a rally in global chipmakers, while the yen was set to end the week with heavy losses as investors pared back bets the Bank of Japan would soon abandon its uber-easy policies.
The stock rally is set to spill over to European markets, with EUROSTOXX 50 futures up 0.4%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 futures climbed another 0.3%, after hitting a record high overnight.
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