Asian Stock Markets Gain After US House Passes Stimulus Bill
Asian markets advanced Thursday , with Hong Kong jumping more than 5 percent in a catch-up rally, as the U.S. House of Representatives approved a $819 billion stimulus bill that investors hope will help lift the American economy out of its worst crisis in decades... Japan's Nikkei 225 stock average rose 72.47 points, or 0.9 percent... Hong Kong's Hang Seng leaped 704.64 points, or 5.6 percent... Oil prices dipped below $42 a barrel... Asian stocks gain after House passes stimulus bill - Yahoo! News Predict Market Turning Point (Video)