HONG KONG: Asian stock markets climbed Monday after another strong US jobs reading provided fresh evidence the economy is recovering and reinforced expectations of a December interest rate rise.

Dealers tracked a surge on Wall Street to return to buying, following Friday’s sharp sell-off in Asia that was fuelled by disappointment with the European Central Bank’s (ECB) revised stimulus programme.

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