Asia shares, oil rally on vaccine hopes, euro at two-week highs
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SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares jumped on Tuesday and oil extended gains on optimism the global economy would recover quickly following a successful early-stage trial of a coronavirus vaccine, while the euro hovered near a two-week top.MSCI's broadest index of Asia Pacific shares outside of Japan rose 1.5% to two-week highs.Australia's benchmark index and Hong Kong's Hang Sang were the lead gainers, up 2% each, South Korea added 1.8% while China's blue-chip index climbed 0.8%.Japan's Nikkei ..