Asian shares rise as investors pin hopes on pandemic peaking
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TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Thursday on hopes the COVID-19 pandemic is nearing a peak and that governments would roll out more stimulus measures to support their economies, while expectations of a deal to cut oil production bolstered crude prices.MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.9%, following a strong Wall Street close. U.S. stock futures were flat after bouncing in and out of positive territory.Shares in China , where the novel..