Asian stocks jump to three-month high as recovery hopes outweigh looming risks

TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian shares vaulted to a near three-month high on Wednesday as hopes of more stimulus and further easing in social restrictions around the world outweighed caution over a host of worries from the coronavirus to growing U.S. civil unrest.MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 1.3%, extending its rally into a fifth straight day to reach a level last seen on March 9. Japan's Nikkei rose 1.2% to its highest level since late February, while..