Asian shares rose on Friday on better-than-expected demand for Italian sovereign debt, shrugging off a rocket launch by North Korea that South Korean officials said had failed.
Trading may later be dominated by China data showing the economy grew at a slower-than-expected 8.1 percent in the first quarter, the slowest pace in nearly three years.
U.S. stocks scored a second day of solid gains on Thursday, led by materials and energy stocks, as investors set aside weak figures on the domestic labor market.
Trading may later be dominated by China data showing the economy grew at a slower-than-expected 8.1 percent in the first quarter, the slowest pace in nearly three years.
U.S. stocks scored a second day of solid gains on Thursday, led by materials and energy stocks, as investors set aside weak figures on the domestic labor market.
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