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Asian Shares Extend Gains On Dovish Fed Commentary

Asian stocks advanced for a sixth day running on Thursday, with sentiment helped by dovish Fed commentary and a move by China's sovereign wealth fund to buy shares of the country's largest banks.

The dollar held near a two-week low amid falling Treasury yields and on the back of less hawkish comments by some U.S. policymakers, including Boston Fed President Susan Collins and her Atlanta counterpart Raphael Bostic.

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