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Markets rise on Greece bailout hopes, solid U.S. data

2/17/2012 12:35:27 PM

TOKYO: Asian shares rebounded on Friday on signs that euro zone officials will soon approve a long-awaited bailout for Greece, and after jobs and factory data pointed to a healthier U.S. economy.

Financial bookmakers expected European stocks to track Asian shares higher, with financial spread betters calling the main indexes in London, Paris and Frankfurt to open up by 0.3 percent to 0.6 percent.