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A man wearing a protective mask walks past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Wednesday, March 3, 2021, in Tokyo. Stocks advanced in Asia on Wednesday after a wobbly day on Wall Street, when the S&amp;P 500 gave back most of its gains from a day earlier. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Asian shares track Wall St decline as bond yields rebound

By ELAINE KURTENBACH - Associated Press

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

A man walks past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange in Hong Kong Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street rose as investor concern about possible higher interest rates receded. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

Asian shares advance despite Wall Street retreat

By ELAINE KURTENBACH - Associated Press

People walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, March 1, 2021. Asian shares were higher on Monday on hopes for President Joe Biden’s stimulus package and bargain-hunting buying after the shares’ fall last week. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Asian stocks mixed after Wall St. rises

By JOE McDONALD - Associated Press

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

People walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, March 1, 2021. Asian shares were higher on Monday on hopes for President Joe Biden’s stimulus package and bargain-hunting buying after the shares’ fall last week. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Asian shares rise on hopes for US stimulus package

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

A man walks past an electronic board showing Hong Kong share index outside a local bank in Hong Kong, Friday, March 6, 2020. Asian shares are falling as fears about the virus outbreak once again dominate financial markets. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Global markets slide further on pessimism over virus impact

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 2, 2020, file photo James Riley monitors stock prices at the New York Stock Exchange. Global stocks stabilized Tuesday, Jan. 7, and the price of oil edged off three-month highs, though investors remained cautious over rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Oil up, stocks down after Iran missile attack on US troops

By JOE McDONALD - Associated Press

A currency trader watches monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019. Asian shares were rising Thursday amid renewed hopes a U.S. trade deal with China may be nearing, despite tough recent talk from President Donald Trump.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Global shares rise on optimism about US-China trade deal

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press