Market prices are reflected in a glass window at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) in Tokyo, Japan, February 6, 2018. — Reuters picSYDNEY, Jan 20 — Asian shares neared a 20-month top today as Wall Street extended its run of record peaks on solid US economic data and lashes of liquidity from the Federal Reserve. Early turnover in Asian shares was light with US stock and bond markets closed for the Martin Luther King Jr holiday. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan firmed 0.1%, after notching its highest close since June 2018. Sentiment was supported by the relentless run of record highs on Wall Street.

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