Asian stocks: Markets trade in green on US interest rate cut hopes; Nikkei adds over 700 points, Kospi gains 2.7%
Asian stocks mostly rose on Friday, as investors ended the week on a positive note, with hopes of US interest rate cuts outweighing worries over a government shutdown.Japan’s Nikkei jumped 721 points or 1.6% reaching 45,675. Kospi also traded 2.7% higher, gaining 93 points to 3,549.Shanghai and Shenzhen also added 0.5% and 0.3% respectively.HSI, on…