Before the Potential US Payrolls Storm, Stocks Climb in Calm

As investors awaited U.S. jobs data that could strengthen the case for maintaining high interest rates for some time, a lull in bond selling continued on Friday, although it might not last the entire day.

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The MSCI index of Asia-Pacific stocks not listed in Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) increased by 0.9%.

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However, prior to the release of U.S. non-farm payrolls data at 12:30 GMT, no one was making large wagers.

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