Asian stock markets close higher despite uncertainty over China's economic recovery, after data on industrial activity still remain slow.
Investors' attention is focused on the next moves of central banks, in particular the Fed, after GDP and inflation in the United States.
Tokyo is up sharply (+1.90%).
On the currency market, the yen returns to weaken against the dollar, at 150.30 and against the euro at 162.50.
While trading is still ongoing, Hong Kong (+0.36%), Shanghai (+0.28%), Shenzhen (+0.92%) and Mumbai (+1.41%) are also rising.
On the macroeconomic front, the PMI manufacturing indices of Spain, Italy, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the USA and the Eurozone are arriving.
The unemployment rate and inflation for February are forecast from Italy and the Eurozone.
On the Italian front, GDP and debt are expected.
From the United States the ISM manufacturing index and consumer confidence.
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