MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.5%, helped by a 1% jump in Taiwanese shares and a 0.8% advance in Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index.
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Indian stock markets saw a sharp decline for the third consecutive day on Friday. Metals, auto, and financial stocks led the fall. The ongoing Iran-Israel/US