The Globe and Mail | Asian shares near five-and-a-half-month highs on oil's rally The Globe and Mail Asian shares held near 5-1/2-month highs on Thursday as oil prices rallied over 4 per cent 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 glut. MarketsMost Asian markets higher on oil rebound Asian shares rise on tentative bounce in crude oil Stocks Fall in Asia After Failed Oil Deal |