MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.4%, extending its chunky gains of 2.7% over the last two days
Stocks in South Korea added 0.4 per cent and Australia 0.3 per cent
Stocks in South Korea added 0.7 per cent and Australia 0.4 per cent
Stocks in South Korea and Australia both rose around 0.6 per cent
China's CSI 300 index and the Shanghai Composite slipped 0.2% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng shed 0.4%
Chinese stocks were among the top losers, falling one per cent to extend their slide this week
A survey of Japanese manufacturing activity showed signs of steadying in August as output rose for the first time in six months
Fed fund futures imply around a 24 per cent chance of an easing in September, rising to around 50 per cent by December