Nikkei hits record high on Wall Street bounce

SYDNEY  — Japan’s Nikkei hit a fresh record high on Friday, buoyed by the bounce on Wall Street as a key U.S. inflation reading was in line with expectations, while markets elsewhere in Asia were more subdued on China’s still-uncertain economic outlook. The Nikkei index gained 1.8 percent to hit a fresh all-time high, extending a Read The Rest at :