GLOBAL MARKETS - Asian Shares, U.S. Dollar Climb on Rosy Data, Tech Optimism

ASIAN MARKET - TOKYO. Asian shares continued a rally from Wall Street and the dollar held gains on Wednesday on promising economic signs in the United States and speculation of strong tech earnings.

Markets welcomed what appeared to be easing trade frictions between the U.S. and Europe while global bond markets settled down after a scary surge in long-term yields. U.S. consumer confidence surprised on the upside ahead of closely watched jobs figures on Thursday.