30-06-2016 07:03 via news.yahoo.com

GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks rise as post-Brexit rebound continues, yen held in check

Asia stocks rose on Thursday, tracking an overnight rally on Wall Street, while the safe-haven Japanese yen was held in check as global markets regained a semblance of calm after the Brexit shock. Spreadbetters forecast a slightly higher open for Britain's FTSE, Germany's DAX and France's CAC. MSCI (NYSE: MSCI - news) 's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 1.5 percent, pulling further away from a one-month low on Friday when it plunged more than 3 percent in reaction to Brit
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