Asian shares hit 14-week highs on trade deal hopes
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Asian shares surged to more than 14-week highs on Monday as growing optimism over U.S.-China trade talks and upbeat U.S. job data boosted global investors' appetite for riskier assets.MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan jumped 1%, touching its highest level since July 25.Hong Kong's Hang Seng led gains in the region, rising 1.4%, and Seoul's Kospi added 1.3%. In mainland China, blue chips were up 0.8%, and Australian shares were 0.3% higher...