Asia shares at one-month peak, bonds bet on ECB support
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares hopped higher on Thursday after Wall Street strode to new records and bonds rallied on wagers the European Central Bank would extend its asset buying campaign at a policy meeting later in the session. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 0.8 percent to a one-month top, while Australia jumped 1.3 percent helped by rising resource prices. Sentiment also seemed little troubled after Moody's changed its outlook on Italy to ne
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