(Bloomberg) — Stocks in Asia were primed for gains on Friday after a strong start to the year lifted U.S. equities to fresh all-time highs. Treasuries and the dollar rose.Futures indicated gains for equities in Hong Kong and Australia. The S&P 500 earlier rose 0.8% with megacaps Apple, Alphabet and Nike all notching new record highs. Gains had begun in Asia Thursday when traders returned from holidays to news of policy support from China’s central bank to lift its economy. The pound slid amid concern the U.K. won’t be able to negotiate a free-trade agreement with the European Union by …read more
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