Stocks posted modest gains in Asia as the year-end rally extended, while gold and silver advanced to records. Trading was thin as a number of the region’s markets remained shut for holidays.
MSCI’s regional stock gauge rose for a sixth day after US shares closed at a record high on Wednesday before the Christmas break. Treasuries edged lower in Asia with the yield on the benchmark 10-year climbing one basis point to 4.15%. A gauge of the dollar was little changed.