SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Japanese yen edged higher on Friday as investors crept back to the safe-haven currency, worried about the economic damage of a trying winter in Europe and the United States as COVID-19 cases continue to surge.

TOKYO/BOSTON (Reuters) - Asian shares rose toward a more than two-year peak on Thursday, buoyed by sustained global stimulus efforts and hopes of a coronavirus vaccine, but some analysts warned of the risk of a correction lower.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The dollar held broad gains on Thursday as investors tempered bullish expectations about a COVID-19 vaccine, while the kiwi hovered at an almost 20-month peak as the odds lengthened on New Zealand imposing negative interest rates.

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Thursday, taking the week’s gains to more than 11% on growing hopes that the world’s major producers will hold off on a planned supply increase as soaring cases of COVID-19 dent fuel demand.

BEIJING, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Vehicle sales in China rose 12.5% in October from the same month a year earlier, the seventh straight monthly rise as the world’s biggest vehicle market leads the global industry in recovering from lows hit during the COVID-19 pandemic.

SYDNEY/BOSTON (Reuters) - Stock markets gained on Wednesday, as news of a working COVID-19 vaccine seemed to inoculate investors against worry about surging infections in Europe and the United States, while the kiwi rose as traders thought the central bank sounded upbeat.