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TOKYO (May 25): Asian stocks jumped Wednesday after a strong lead from Wall Street and Europe, and as investors adjusted to the prospect of a US rate rise in the near future.

SINGAPORE (May 16): Oil rose to fresh 2016 highs in Asia Monday as a slowdown in US drilling and increase in Chinese crude refinery processing bolstered hopes a supply glut would ease sooner than expected.

SINGAPORE (May 11): Oil prices dipped in Asia Wednesday after the previous day's rally as Canadian oil companies prepare to restart production after being closed by huge wildfires.

HONG KONG (May 10): Asian stocks slipped to two-month lows on Monday as weak oil prices weighed on sentiment while the dollar got a lift against its peers as the differences in policy directions between the world's top central banks became starker.