Asian Markets (March 5)

Asian Markets (March 5) – Asian share markets were higher Friday, with stocks in Tokyo gaining on hopes the Bank of Japan would ease policy further.

• Japan’s Nikkei 225 was up 1.8%

• Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.2%

• South Korea’s Kospi Composite was 0.7% higher

• China’s Shanghai Composite rose 0.1%

• Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index climbed 0.6%

• India’s Sensex was up 0.7%

• DJIA futures were up nine points in screen trade – Data provided by WSJ