TOKYO: Major Asian markets soared on Wednesday, with Tokyo and Shanghai adding more than 4 percent as upbeat US economic data and China’s fresh stimulus lifted the mood on trading floors, defying a dip in oil prices.

Better-than-expected reports on the sluggish US manufacturing sector, construction spending and auto sales showed the world’s top economy was still resilient even as global growth sputters.

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