Asia stocks track Wall St rally after US jobs report
Tokyo led Asia stocks higher on Monday, tracking a strong lead from Wall Street where markets surged in the wake of strong US jobs data. China was also up despite figures from Customs showing that imports and exports both slumped in July in dollar terms -- the latest poor figures from the world's second-largest economy. Oil was also up slightly in Asia after slumping into a so-called bear market last week, losing 20 percent from recent June peaks above $50, and closing below $40 a barrel for the
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