Asian shares track Wall Street surge as U.S. stimulus hopes grow

TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares extended their rally on Wednesday in the wake of Wall Street's big gains as U.S. Congress appeared closer to passing a $2 trillion stimulus package to curb the coronavirus pandemic's economic toll.MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 1.3% with Australian shares rising 4.5% and South Korean shares gaining 4.0%. Japan's Nikkei added 2.0%."Japanese shares have been bolstered by aggressive buying from the Bank of Japan and pension money this..