Reuters | Asian shares near 5-1/2-month highs on oil's rally Reuters TOKYO Asian shares held near 5-1/2-month highs on Thursday as oil prices rallied over 4 percent overnight thanks to a smaller than expected increase in U.S. crude inventories and abiding hopes that producers may eventually agree ways to ease a global ... Asian Stocks Advance Amid Oil Rebound as Japanese Shares Rally Asian shares near five-and-a-half-month highs as oil prices rise Shanghai drops 3.7% as Asia markets retrace gains |