Asian Stocks Up, Investors Digest Asian Economic Data, U.S. Infra Plan


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By Gina Lee Investing.com – Asia Pacific stocks were up Thursday morning, beginning April on a high note as investors assessed economic data from China and Japan, as well as a new U.S. infrastructure plan. China’s Shanghai Composite edged up 0.20% by 11:26 PM ET (3:26 AM GMT) and the Shenzhen Component rose 0.84%. Thursday's Caixin manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for March disappointed , reading 50.6 against the 51.3 in forecasts prepared by Investing.com and February’s 50.9 reading. The figure comes on the back of the positive manufacturing and non-manufacturing PMIs released on Wednesday. The Caixin services PMI will...