HONG KONG: Asian markets mostly rose on Thursday, with sentiment buoyed by more impressive jobs data from the United States, but Tokyo struggled after the dollar fell back below the 100 yen mark in New York City.

Bargain buyers also provided some support after Hong Kong and Sydney suffered big losses in the previous session, but traders’ main focus is the release on Friday of US nonfarm payrolls figures.

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