Asian and Chinese Stocks Rise on Good Friday as U.S. Markets Take Holiday After Hitting Record Highs
• Asian shares end mostly higher in quiet Good Friday trading; Tokyo Nikkei rises 0.5% and Shanghai Composite gains 1% • European and U.S. markets closed for Good Friday holiday • U.S. dollar slips slightly to 151.35 Japanese yen; euro edges lower to $1.0774 • S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average set new record highs on Thursday before holiday weekend • Oil prices surge, with U.S. benchmark crude gaining $1.82 to $83.17 per barrel after trading closed for Good Friday holiday