HONG KONG: Most Asian markets advanced on Friday on a healthy batch of economic growth data out of the United States but Shanghai sank again, extending the previous day’s sell-off.

The dollar ticked up, with analysts tipping further gains on expectations for a Federal Reserve interest rate rise as soon as September.

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