Fri, 28 Aug 2015 11:02:07 GMT
Asian stocks widens gains on strong US growth
Stock markets in Asia rose on Friday, as the solid US economic growth data calmed sentiment and offset concerns about global growth. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite ended 5% higher, following a 5.4% rally on Thursday. Meanwhile, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index advanced 0.64%, the Japanese Nikkei climbed 3%, while South Korea's Kospi rose 1.56%. Nevertheless, analysts claims that overall sentiment