Asian stocks ended broadly higher on Monday after Wall Street's main indexes set record highs on Friday amid signs of a slowdown in the rate of coronavirus infections and the progress being made with vaccines. Japanese shares posted strong gains, with hopes for U.S. stimulus measures, solid domestic growth data and approval of Japan's first vaccine boosting sentiment.The Nikkei average gained 564....
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May 22, 2026 14:46 ET Minutes of the latest Fed policy session was the highlight of the week along with survey data on the U.S. housing market. In Europe, survey data signaled the trends in the euro area private sector. Further, consumer price inflation data from the U.K. was in focus. In Asia, various economic indicators from China drew attention to the health of the economy.