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Asian markets rise after Trump sell-off, dollar struggles

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There are hopes among traders that President Donald Trump can still push through his economy
Hong Kong - AFP

Asian markets mostly bounced back Tuesday from the previous day's hefty sell-off, on hopes Donald Trump can push through his economy-boosting agenda despite last week's healthcare deacle.
However, with expectations about the rate of future US interest rate rises receding, the dollar is struggling to break back against its major peers.
Markets across the world tumbled after the tycoon's repeal of Obamacare fell at the first hurdle Friday as he failed to garner enough votes from his own Republican party, which controls both houses of Congress.
The failure fuelled worries Trump would not be able to drive his much-vaunted tax-cutting, infrastructure spending, deregulation plans, with analysts pointing out it would leave the administration with less cash to pay for such measures. 
Hopes for his stimulus plan helped fuel a surge in global markets and in the dollar since the November election.
While New York and European markets ended on a low, they were well off their early losses and provided Asian traders with something to play with as the dust settles after Trump's bruising defeat.
“What seems to be going on in US stocks is that President Trump is being given the benefit of the doubt that he will be able to deliver on tax and infrastructure,” said Greg McKenna, chief market strategist at AxiTrader.
Tokyo ended 1.1 percent higher, having slumped 1.4 percent Monday. 
Hong Kong added 0.6 percent and Sydney rallied 1.3 percent, while Seoul put on 0.4 percent, Singapore 0.8 percent and Manila 1.2 percent. However, Shanghai fell 0.4 percent.
- 'Buying opportunity' -
"On balance the underpinnings are strong enough that we want to stay long" on stocks, Ted Weisberg, president at New York brokerage Seaport Securities, told Bloomberg TV. "We are viewing any kind of selloff as a buying opportunity."
However, while equities picked up, the dollar remained subdued, sitting at four-month lows against the yen. The euro has been buoyed by upbeat data out of the eurozone. 
Weighing on the greenback were comments from the head of the Chicago branch of the Federal Reserve Charles Evans that it might only need to raise borrowing costs twice this year considering an uncertain outlook for inflation and Trump's big-spending and tax-cutting agenda.
The yen has climbed more than seven percent against the dollar since the start of the year while the single currency is up about five percent. Even the pound, which was battered last year by Britain's vote to leave the European Union, has risen five percent from its January lows.
The US unit had already been under pressure after Fed boss Janet Yellen said this month that the pace of rate rises would be slower than initially expected.
"The market will be...interested -- or hoping (vainly) for new insights from Fed Chair Yellen’s address" later Tuesday, said David de Garis, director of fixed income, currencies and commodities at National Australia Bank, in a commentary.
In morning European trade London rose 0.2 percent, Paris added 0.1 percent and Frankfurt added 0.6 percent.
- Key figures around 0800 GMT -
Tokyo - Nikkei 225: UP 1.1 percent at 19,202.87 (close)
Hong Kong - Hang Seng: UP 0.6 percent at 24,345.87 (close)
Shanghai - Composite: DOWN 0.4 percent at 3,252.95 (close)
London - FTSE 100: UP 0.2 percent at 7,310.67
Euro/dollar: DOWN at $1.0860 from $1.0865
Pound/dollar: UP at $1.2581 from $1.2562
Dollar/yen: DOWN at 110.60 yen from 110.65 yen
Oil - West Texas Intermediate: UP 26 cents at $47.99 per barrel 
Oil - Brent North Sea: UP 20 cents at $50.95
New York - Dow: DOWN 0.2 percent at 20,550.98 (close)


Source: AFP

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