Global stocks inch higher as new coronavirus cases fall
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares and Wall Street futures nudged higher on Wednesday amid hopes the worst of the coronavirus in China may have passed, although prevailing uncertainty about the outbreak has kept investors wary.MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.1%. Australian shares were up 0.27%, while Japan's Nikkei stock index rose 0.45%.Oil futures, which have been in a downtrend since the start of the year, rose in Asia from 13-month lows due to budding..