HONG KONG: Most Asian markets rose Friday, taking a positive lead from Wall Street where the Nasdaq broke a 15-year-old record high, while the euro ticked higher ahead of a key eurozone meeting to discuss Greece’s debt crisis.
Oil prices edged down after another rally that has been fuelled by worries that unrest in Yemen could hit Middle East supplies.
Hong Kong added 0.45 per cent, Sydney rose 1.19 per cent and Seoul gained 0.23 per cent while Singapore put on 0.41 per cent and Taipei jumped 1.35 per cent.
However, Tokyo slipped 0.55 per cent and Shanghai lost 0.68 per cent.
