Sentiment improving as investors focus on world stimulus positives

Asian equities have continued their rally through April and early May on hopes the global economic d...

Asian equities have continued their rally through April and early May on hopes the global economic downturn may be nearing an end. All regional benchmarks have risen sharply over recent weeks, with small caps mostly outperforming their larger counterparts. Indonesia, India and Taiwan have led the way, with markets there rising 30% or more since the beginning of April. Year to date, all Asian markets are now in positive territory. Market sentiment has improved significantly as investors are tending to focus on the positives such as the measures by the G20 leaders, who pledged more than $1t...