![A woman walks past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo Friday, March 27, 2020. Shares are mostly higher in Asia after stocks surged again on Wall Street with the approaching approval of a massive coronavirus relief bill by Congress.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FEBR6PNW6DLQDD6EEIPYQ7REKQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=a0fb7a78f3df79efbe1f25110b6d0b0474a2231ded5649926c4c56156db2dabf&width=400&height=225)
Japan's Nikkei rose 3.88 per cent on Friday, capping its biggest weekly gain on records. AP
Japan's Nikkei rose 3.88 per cent on Friday, capping its biggest weekly gain on records. AP
Asia stocks ride stimulus hopes higher but dollar left behind
Dollar fell against major currencies as central banks' steps to solve a dollar shortage in funding markets started to gain traction