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Asian markets are mostly trading notably higher on Monday with investors picking up stocks following a rate cut by the Chinese central bank and on easing worries about the eurozone economy amid hopes of a solution to Greece’s debt woes. Though some of the markets are off their highs with a section of investors taking some profits, the mood remains …

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Asian stock markets climbed Monday after China moved to boost its economy by freeing up bank lending and hopes grew that Greece will clinch the aid its needs to avoid bankruptcy. Oil prices jumped to a nine-month high near $105 a barrel after Iran said it halted crude exports to Britain and France in an escalation …

Sina Corp. (SINA) gained, helping Chinese shares traded in New York to a five-month high, after analysts recommended buying the nation’s Internet companies as users climb and their stock trades cheaper than peers in the U.S. Sina, which runs the Twitter-like Weibo service in China, jumped the most in two weeks, while E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc. (DANG), China’s largest Internet …