Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:20:30 GMT
Asian markets mostly up after Apple results
Asian shares mostly climbed on Wednesday as Apple posted a 94% surge in its quarterly profit while Asia's financials and developers rallied on hopes for China's monetary accommodation. Japan's Nikkei Stock Average jumped 1%, Taiwan's Taiex surged 0.9% and China's Shanghai Composite Index added 0.8%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index slipped 0.2%. Markets in Australia and New Zealand remained closed for a holiday.