GLOBAL MARKETS-Bernanke drives Asian shares to a near 5-wk high, dollar steady
July 17, 2013 at 20:46 PM EDT
TOKYO, July 18 (Reuters) - Asian shares inched up to a near five-week high on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke pledged to keep monetary policy easy for the foreseeable future, while the dollar held on to modest overnight gains.
