Asia-Pacific stocks bounce as investors assess omicron Covid variant concerns; oil prices jump 2% - CNBC
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index also saw robust gains, rising 1.4% after falling the day before.MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 1.3%.A private survey released Wednesday showed Chinese factory activity shrinking in November, with the Caixin/Markit manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index coming in at 49.9 for that month.China's official manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index for November came in at 50.1 on Tuesday, above expectations by analysts in a Reuters poll for a reading of 49.6.JPMorgan picks 'high-quality' Japanese stocks to buy after recent sell-off.dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of its peers, was at 95.933 after a recent drop from above 96.5.
The Japanese yen traded at 113.46 per dollar after a recent weakening from below 113 against the greenback