· Asian shares bounced back on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump and congressional leaders unexpectedly agreed to raise the government debt limit until December, eliminating the near-term risk of a government shutdown.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS gained 0.3 percent while Japan's Nikkei .N225 rose 0.2 percent.
· Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Thursday, pulling away from the previous session’s four-month intraday lows after news of an agreement in Washington to raise the U.S. debt limit helped restore investors’ risk appetites.
The Nikkei ended 0.2 percent higher at 19,396.52.
· China stocks fell on Thursday, as profit taking in resource shares following their recent rally and weakness in the banking sector offset strong gains in real estate companies.
The blue-chip CSI300 index fell 0.5 percent, to 3,829.87 points, while the Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.6 percent to 3,365.50 points.
· European markets were mixed on Thursday morning, as investors awaited the European Central Bank's (ECB) monetary policy decision later in the day.
The pan-European Stoxx 600 hovered around the flatline during early morning deals, with sectors and major bourses pointing in opposite directions.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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