Asia shares poised for seventh straight month of gains

Asian shares are set for a seventh consecutive month of gains on Friday, after upbeat earnings from Amazon and Apple buoyed Wall Street futures and the dollar hovered near three-month highs on uncertainty over further Federal Reserve rate cuts.Nasdaq futures jumped 1.2 per cent and S&P 500 futures gained 0.6 per cent as Amazon’s stellar earnings sent its shares up a staggering 13 per cent after the bell, which added more than $US300 billion ($A458 billion) to its market value. Apple also rose 2.3 per cent a ...