GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares hold near 6-1/2-month high, fresh Sino-US trade talks awaited
March 22, 2019 at 03:09 AM EDT
Asian shares held near 6-1/2-month highs on Friday after upbeat U.S. data and optimism in the tech sector helped calm some of the jitters sparked by the Federal Reserve's cautious outlook on the world's biggest economy.