Tue, 03 May 2016 09:18:10 GMT
Asian markets spike after RBA rate cut
Asian stocks surged with Australia leading the trend on Tuesday, following a rate cut by the RBA. While Japanese markets closed for Constitution day, the Shanghai Composite index spiked by 1.4% to show 2 979.75 points at 5:00 GMT, while the Hang Seng index fell 1.1% and traded at 20 828.69 points at 5:00 GMT.