Asian markets rose on Friday following a record-breaking session on Wall Street. The S&P 500 broke the 4000-point barrier for the first time, while the Nasdaq and Dow Jones also made gains. Investors were buoyed by President Joe Biden’s new $2.3tn (£1.7tn) infrastructure spending plan and growing optimism about the economy. Markets in Tokyo and Seoul were up more than 1%, while Shanghai was also in positive territory. Why the GameStop story is far from over Biden unveils ‘once in a generation’ spending plan US economy ‘to grow much faster than expected’ Trading was thin in Asia, as markets in Hong Kong and … (full story)