Shares world-wide increase led by Asian stocks

Global shares increased on Friday trading session with the Japanese benchmark index traded near the highest level in three weeks and the European FTSE was set to complete a 1% gain in the first three months of this year. The FTSE Eurofirst 300 gauge rose 0.4% to 1327 points, while the MSCI Asia-Pacific index outside Japan jumped 0.7% and the Nikkei 225 index was last seen at 14,696 points.