Asian shares advanced on Monday as investors cheered China's stimulus to ease market unrest and drive economic growth.
Chinese authorities announced a slew of measures over the weekend to bolster the country's equity markets and fuel an increase in spending.
The measures included a 50 percent reduction in stamp duty on stock trades and a slower pace of initial public offerings.
China's securities regulator also approved the launch of 37 retail funds.
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June 19, 2026 16:46 ET Major central banks continued to dominate the economic news flow this week too, led by the Federal Reserve, as they announced their latest policy decisions. The Federal Reserve policy session was in focus as it was the first to be led by the new chief Kevin Warsh. In Europe, central banks of the U.K. and Switzerland announced their rate decisions. In Asia, the Bank of Japan drew attention for its policy moves, while data out of China threw some light on the state of the economy.