GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia Stocks Join Wall Street Rally, Brace for BOJ Hike

GLOBAL MARKET - SYDNEY. Asian share markets rebounded on Friday as a turnaround in tech lifted Wall Street, leaving investors counting down to a likely hike in interest rates from the Bank of Japan that could cause waves for currencies and bonds.

Sentiment also got a boost from a shock slowdown in U.S. consumer price inflation to 2.7%, though analysts cautioned the data were clearly distorted lower by the government shutdown and could not be taken at face value.