Asian stocks follow Wall Street higher as virus fears ease

Asian stocks follow Wall Street higher as virus fears ease

By JOE McDONALD
BEIJING (AP) — Asia stock markets followed Wall Street higher Tuesday as anxiety about the coronavirus’s latest variant eased.
Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong advanced. Oil prices gained for a second day.
Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index gained 1.2% after the chief White House medical adviser said the omicron variant might be less dangerous. That might allow travel and business…

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