Asia stocks edge up in positive start to 2017, dollar resumes climb

Markets were buoyed by signs of solid factory growth in China and Europe, giving the global manufacturing sector a solid boost heading into the new year. In China, both the CSI 300 index and the Shanghai Composite saw 0.8 percent gains. China was Asia's worst performing major stock market in 2016 with a 11.3 percent loss in its worst year in five.