⁍ Australian shares rose more than 2% on Monday after the government announced plans to earmark additional wage subsidies to help spur employment.
⁍ Investors continued to hope for a swifter recovery of U.S. President Donald Trump.
– Asian markets were mostly higher on Monday, with Japan’s Nikkei up 1.2% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng up 1.2%, per the AP. Markets in China, Singapore, and South Korea were also higher, notes Reuters.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/australia-stocks-midday/australia-shares-jump-2-on-jobs-stimulus-trumps-health-progress-idUSL4N2GW009