Asia shares score seven-week peak, commodities on the mend

[Reuters] - Asian shares were trying to string together three sessions of gains on Thursday as upbeat data on U.S. jobs and gains for a range of commodities whetted risk appetites globally. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added another 0.4 percent to reach a seven-week top, having surged 2.6 percent on Wednesday. Japan's Nikkei (.N225) was up 0.3 percent, following a 4-percent jump the previous session.

Asia shares score seven-week peak, commodities on the mend - Yahoo Finance