* Asian stock markets: https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4
* Global asset performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn
* World FX rates http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh
By Scott Murdoch
HONG KONG, May 4 (Reuters) – Asian share markets were mostly
positive Tuesday as investors looked to signs of recovery from
the coronavirus pandemic as major economies around the world
reopen.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan
was just 0.13% higher in the the Asian afternoon
session in trading thinned by holidays in China and Japan. Hong
Kong’s Hang Seng Index was trading 0.33% higher at
28,441.95.
Australia’s S&P/ASX200 edged up 0.44% to 7,059.4 as
the Reserve Bank met expectations and kept the official cash
rate target at 0.1%.
In a statement, the bank signalled the cash rate would stay
ultra low until least 2024 and upgraded its growth forecast for
the Australian economy from 3.5% to 4.75% over 2021.
In early futures trade, FTSE Index was pointing to a
0.3% gain at the open, Eurostoxx 50 futures were flat
and S&P 500 futures indicated a 0.24% decline for the US.
The mildly positive tone in Asia was broadly in…
