Benchmark Nikkei 225 up 0.90% or 255.26 points at 28,711.85

Most US regions report modest increase of economic activity

Tech giants under scrutiny due to alleged ties to China’s military

parties involved must commit to ensuring open and competitive markets, says EU antitrust commissioner

Company will move all staff to principal office in Miri, while maintaining office in Kota Kinabalu for downstream activities

Forecasts remain possible, she says, even as infections rise and vaccination programmes stutter

The  Brexit Adjustment Reserve, worth €5 billion in total, is aimed at helping the economic bloc weather the impact of Britain’s departure

Sentiment also capped by worries over surging Covid-19 infections globally

Suit argues measure is invalid because it usurps power of state courts, legislators on worker rights and compensation

 DHL owner buying eight Boeing aircraft as pandemic fuels package boom spurred by online shopping

Local note boosted by oil price rally, lower US treasury yields

Local market buoyed by strong rubber futures markets among regional peers

Trader says improvement in line with overnight tin price on the London Metal Exchange, which rose US$295 to US$21,005 per tonne