Asia shares at 4-week highs

December 07, 2007

Asian shares rose to 4-week highs on Friday, as worries about a US recession eased and Wall Street moved higher.Japanese stocks notched a one-month closing high, as a weaker yen encouraged buying of exporters like Canon and Sony. Market players are looking ahead to the influential US non-farm payrolls report due later today, with expectations of a gain in jobs for the month of November.