Asian stocks mostly gain and oil rises after the UAE says it will exit OPEC
HONG KONG (AP) — Stocks mostly advanced in Asia on Wednesday despite losses on Wall Street, while oil prices gained on uncertainties over when the war in Iran will end and after the United Arab Emirates said it would leave OPEC in a blow to the powerful oil cartel. U. S. futures edged higher. Markets in Japan were closed for a holiday. Elsewhere in Asia, South Korea’s Kospi rose 0. 8% to 6,690. 90 and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong gained 1. 5% to 26,050. 90. The Shanghai Composite index 0 7%...
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