Reuters | Asian shares near five-and-a-half-month highs as oil prices rise Reuters TOKYO Asian shares hovered close to 5-1/2-month highs on Thursday as oil prices showed surprising resilience partly on hopes that oil producers may eventually agree on a measure to ease a global glut. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares ... Asian Stocks Advance Amid Oil Rebound as Japanese Shares Rally Shanghai drops 3.7% as Asia markets retrace gains |