Asian stocks gain on economic hopes, Hong Kong remains a risk

TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian shares and U.S. stock futures rose on Thursday as growing optimism about economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic trumped immediate concerns about a standoff between the United States and China over Hong Kong.MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.5%.Australian shares rose 1.86% to the highest in more than two months, while Japan's Nikkei stock index rose 1.28% to the highest since early March as investors cheered the..