Bonds dip, Nikkei charges higher as stimulus hopes stoke gains

Read full article Tom Westbrook and Chibuike Oguh14 January 2021, 3:48 am·3-min read FILE PHOTO: People stand in front of a screen showing Nikkei index outside a brokerage in Tokyo By Tom Westbrook and Chibuike Oguh SINGAPORE/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bonds slipped, Japanese stocks jumped to a three-decade high and other Asian equities loitered near record peaks on Thursday as investors focused on U.S. stimulus prospects and extended bets on global recovery and growth. Japan's Nikkei rose 1.4% to its highest point since August 1990. It is up more than 8% in three weeks. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was steady and just a whisker short of Monday's...