HONG KONG: Asian markets mostly rose Monday and the dollar built on gains, following a rally on Wall Street that came on the back of forecast-busting jobs data out of the United States.

All three main indices in New York surged Friday after the Labor Department said the world’s top economy created almost 50,000 more jobs than expected in June, reinforcing the view that it is back on track.

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