Thursday, June 28, 2007

Asia stocks firm, Nikkei stars as yen softens

(Reuters) - Crude oil futures were a touch firmer in early Asian trade after U.S. oil topped $70 a barrel for the first time in nearly 10 months the previous session, while gold was steady above $647 an ounce, helped in part by firmer oil prices.




South Korean stocks edged higher, but Australian shares drifted on profit-taking in big banks, offsetting gains in resource firms. Hong Kong's Hang Seng was off 0.2 percent.


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