Asia rides Wall Street surge as investors place hopes on U.S. stimulus

TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares extended their rally on Wednesday in the wake of Wall Street's massive rebound as the U.S. Congress appeared closer to passing a $2 trillion stimulus package to mitigate the economic blow from the coronavirus pandemic.MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 1.7% with Australian shares jumping 3.4% and South Korean shares gaining 3.5%. Japan's Nikkei surged 4.8%."Japanese shares have been bolstered by aggressive buying from the Bank of Japan..