Asian Stocks Track Wall Street’s Nvidia-Led Rally

Asian Stocks Track Wall Street’s Nvidia-Led Rally
A TV reporter stands in front of a large screen showing stock prices at the Tokyo Stock Exchange after market opens in Tokyo, Japan, on Oct. 2, 2020. Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters
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HONG KONG—Asian shares rallied on Thursday after blockbuster results from tech darling Nvidia boosted Wall Street and a retreat in U.S. bond yields eased pressure on borrowing costs globally.

A round of soft manufacturing surveys had also revived hopes central banks were done tightening, though that might change depending on what clues about interest rates Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell gives at an annual central bank summit in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Friday.