TOKYO: Emerging market currencies got a boost Thursday after a surge in oil prices eased fears about slumping demand and a weak global economy.

The gains tracked rallies across equities markets as investors went into the Christmas break with some festive cheer, helping to erase some hefty rent losses as the euphoria of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike last week wanes.

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