Asia Stocks Rise as Markets Await U.S. Jobs Data

Markets in Asia largely recovered from a Deutsche Bank-led decline in financial stocks in the morning, as attention moved to Friday’s release of U.S. jobs data. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 reversed early declines to trade up 0.3%, though mining stocks continue to be weighed down by softer commodity prices.

3 Bank Stocks to Buy

Bank stocks have been on an absolute tear in the past month following the election of real estate mogul Donald Trump as president of the United States. Shares in JPMorgan Chase are up over 18% since Nov. 9, Bank of America is up a whopping 26%, and even the currently scandal-embroiled Wells Fargo has seen its shares rise 21% in anticipation of financial deregulation under President Trump.